1847: Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government

1865: New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City

1959: USSR’s Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes the first spacecraft to escape 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 first female Speaker of the House

2021: First Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are given to the general public, with 82-year-old Brian Pinker in the UK the first to receive the jab

Source: Onthisday.com