In 1838, Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail publicly demonstrated the telegraph for the first time.
In 1912, New Mexico was admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
In 1973, U.S. daylight saving time was implemented yearround in response to the 1973 oil crisis.
In 2021, rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol to attempt to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election.
BIRTHDAYS
Jedediah Smith (1799-1831)…