We're sure it's just a coincidence that on this date in: 1) 1751, the first performing monkey was exhibited in America; 2) 1836, Samuel Colt patented his first revolver; and 3) 1859, the "temporary insanity plea" was first used in an American court.
1862: Paper currency is introduced in the U.S.
1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels, Republican from Mississippi, is sworn in as a United States Senator, the first African-American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress. Sure, they make him sit way at the back, but still.
1982: The final episode of The Lawrence Welk Show airs; even he couldn't believe it was still on.
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