On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook.  

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On this day in 1948, Columbia Records released the first long-playing vinyl record, or LP.     

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On this day in 1960, "The Huckleberry Hound Show" became the first animated TV series to win an Emmy. 

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On this day in 240 BC, ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth.

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On this day in 1873, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election.

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On this day in 1242, at the direction of King Louis IX, all known copies of the Talmud in France were burned.

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On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting an official flag for the United States of America.

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On this day in 1922, American farmer Charles Osborne started hiccupping and didn’t stop until 68 years later.   

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On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife.    

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On this day in 1959, the world’s first hovercraft set off on its maiden voyage from the Isle of Wight.     

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