The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but taxation without representation remained an issue. Aleksei Leonov performed the first spacewalk in 1965. Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to prison in 1922. The Pedaliante, the first man-powered aircraft, flew in 1936. The War Relocation Authority was established in 1942, relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps. The Evian Accord ended French colonial rule in Algeria in 1962. Schick Inc. marketed its first electric razor in 1931. Wells Fargo and Company was founded in 1852. Nationalist Chinese forces invaded mainland China in 1950.
Parliament repealed the stamp duty law. (1766) The Stamp Act had been extremely unpopular in the United States, leading to riots and a boycott of British goods. Even after the law’s repeal, the idea of taxation without representation remained a sore point between the two countries.
The first spacewalk has taken place. (1965) Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov performed the first spacewalk on this day. He was off his ship for 12 minutes, held to the ship by a cable. By the time his walk was over, his spacesuit had inflated so much in the vacuum of space that he could barely get back into the ship.
Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to prison. (1922) Gandhi was arrested for sedition due to his acts of non-cooperation, which included encouraging Indians to buy only Indian goods. Although he was sentenced to six years in prison, he only served two before being released for an operation for appendicitis.
A man-powered aircraft flew about half a mile. (1936) The Pedaliante was the first man-powered aircraft to fly. The aircraft was built like a glider, but powered by a bicycle-like apparatus.
The War Relocation Authority was established in the United States. (1942) The purpose of the Authority was to forcibly transfer all persons of Japanese descent in the United States to internment camps. Hundreds of thousands of people were relocated, although a formal apology was all issued by the United States in 1990 along with monetary compensation.
France and Algeria signed the Evian Accord. (1962) France and the leaders of the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) today signed the Evian Agreement, ending more than seven years of fighting and 130 years of French colonial rule in Algeria.
Schick Inc. marketed its first electric razor. (1931) The razor was a bulky Bakelite product that cost $25 US Dollars (USD), the equivalent of about $350 USD in 21st century dollars.
Irving Berlin copyrighted “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”. (1911) The song was the first pop culture hit and sold over 1.5 million copies of its sheet music within 18 months of its release.
Wells Fargo and Company was founded. (1852) Company became the leading shipping and courier company in the newly developing American West. While the company’s role in transportation was undermined with the completion of the transcontinental railroad, it continued to go strong in banking.
Nationalist Chinese forces have invaded mainland China. (1950) The Communist Party in China had been in power for only less than a year when Taiwanese Nationalist forces made a surprise attack on southern China. While the attack had US support, it ultimately failed and merely served to heighten tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
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