On this day:
1718 The world’s first machine gun, called Puckle Gun, is patented by James Puckle
1928 The first Mickey Mouse film, Plane Crazy, is screened
1940 The first McDonald’s fast food restaurant opens
Born on this day:
1817 Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer
1907 Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter
Gone on this day:
1886 Emily Dickinson, American poet
