Events:
1664 - The New Jersey colony was established.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin experimented with his kite proving electricity and lightning are one and the same.
1775 - George Washington was unanimously made head of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
1844 - Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber.
1846 - The 49th parallel was established as the border between the U.S. and Canada.
1954 - Joseph McCarthy had Robert Oppenheimer, the developer of the atomic bomb declared a security risk.
Births:
1932 - Mario Cuomo, Former Governor of New York
Deaths:
1849 - James K. Polk
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