On This Day in History January 4, 2023

Historical Events 1847  Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government 1865  New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City 1959  USSR's Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes the 1st spacecraft to leave Earth's gravity 1961  Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish barbers' assistants end a 33 year strike 2007  The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House 2021  1st Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines given to the general public with 82 year old Brian Pinker in the UK first to be jabbed More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Floyd Patterson 1935 - 2006 Isaac Newton 1643 - 1727 Isaac Pitman 1813 - 1897 Jacob Grimm 1785 - 1863 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Erwin Schrödinger 1887 - 1961 T. S. Eliot 1888 - 1965 More Famous Deaths January 4: Rise and Fall of the Vanderbilt Empire When he died on this day Cornelius Vanderbilt allegedly possessed more money than the U.S. Treasury. Much of it was squandered in lavish spending by descendants Read the Article