Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
