PATENTS-1791-John Stone of Concord, Massachusetts patents a pile driver
ECONOMICS-1847 First money is minted in Hawaii
PATENTS-1849-Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (the only U.S. President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions
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