| Today in History |
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1914 ‐
Industrialist Henry Ford announces his $5 minimum per-day wage, doubled most workers pay from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day
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1896 ‐
Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays announced
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1887 ‐
1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University
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1834 ‐
The Nights the Stars Fell on the Kiowa
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1781 ‐
British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia
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