This Day in History Feb. 9

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Feb. 9

1863 Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane
1870 US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau
1889 US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency

Birthdays:

1773 William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States
1846 Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach

Deaths:

2005 Robert Kearns, American engineer, invented the windscreen wiper
2010 Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee

Thought for the day:

?Go as far as you can see: when you get there you?ll be able to see further.?
 

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