19th centurySept. 6, 1891: Risky Heart Surgery Saves Stabbing VictimSept. 2, 1859: Telegraphs Run on Electric Air in Crazy Magnetic StormAug. 30, 1885: Daimler Gives World First 'True' MotorcycleAug. 23, 1899: First Ship-to-Shore Signal to a U.S. StationAug. 17, 1807: 'Fulton's Folly' Steams up the HudsonAug. 15, 1877: 'Hello. Can You Hear Me Now?'Aug. 8, 1876: Run This Off on the MimeoAug. 2, 1873: San Francisco's First Cable Car Conquers Nob HillJuly 28, 1858: Press Down Firmly, You're in Our Files NowJuly 18, 1876: Royal Commissioners Wrinkle Their NosesJuly 15, 1783: Marquis Invents Steamboat, Misses Esteem BoatJuly 14, 1850: What a Cool Idea, Dr. GorrieJuly 6, 1885: Rabies Vaccine Saves Boy -- and PasteurJuly 1, 1858: Darwin and Wallace Shift the ParadigmJune 29, 1888: Handel Oratorio Becomes First Musical RecordingJune 27, 1898: Down to the Sea in Ships, and Then SomeJune 20, 1840: A Simple Matter of Dots and DashesJune 17, 1867: Lister Cuts Clean, Saves LivesJune 16, 1884: A Technology With Plenty of Ups and DownsJune 2, 1883: The 'L' Comes to Chicago ... IndoorsJune 1, 1890: Census Bureau Can Finally Keep Tabs on Growing NationMay 20, 1873: The Pants That Changed the WorldMay 2, 1887: Celluloid-Film Patent Ignites Long Legal BattleApril 26, 1812: Birth of Krupp, the 'Cannon King'More Stories
