It was on this date in 1753 that the first steam engine arrived in the American colonies. Made by British engineer Jonathan Hornblower, the engine was used in a copper mine in Passaic, New Jersey. And it was on this date in 1776 that the Continental Congress formally declared that the new nation would be called The United States.
Mark's Almanac for September 9, 2021

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