The USS Holland (SS-1) became the first modern submarine commissioned for the United States Navy.
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The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
Organized by the Columbian Order, the first recorded 'Columbus Day' was celebrated on this day.
The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in American schools.
Christopher Columbus claimed he first saw land at present-day Bahamas.
Mariner IX took two photos of Mars' north pole.
