19th centurySept. 6, 1891: Risky Heart Surgery Saves Stabbing VictimBy Tony LongSept. 2, 1859: Telegraphs Run on Electric Air in Crazy Magnetic StormBy Alexis MadrigalAug. 30, 1885: Daimler Gives World First 'True' MotorcycleBy Tony LongAug. 23, 1899: First Ship-to-Shore Signal to a U.S. StationBy Tony LongAug. 17, 1807: 'Fulton's Folly' Steams up the HudsonBy Tony LongAug. 15, 1877: 'Hello. Can You Hear Me Now?'By Tony LongAug. 8, 1876: Run This Off on the MimeoBy Randy AlfredAug. 2, 1873: San Francisco's First Cable Car Conquers Nob HillBy Tony LongJuly 28, 1858: Press Down Firmly, You're in Our Files NowBy Randy AlfredJuly 18, 1876: Royal Commissioners Wrinkle Their NosesBy Randy AlfredJuly 15, 1783: Marquis Invents Steamboat, Misses Esteem BoatBy Randy AlfredJuly 14, 1850: What a Cool Idea, Dr. GorrieBy Randy AlfredJuly 6, 1885: Rabies Vaccine Saves Boy -- and PasteurBy Tony LongJuly 1, 1858: Darwin and Wallace Shift the ParadigmBy Randy AlfredJune 29, 1888: Handel Oratorio Becomes First Musical RecordingBy Tony LongJune 27, 1898: Down to the Sea in Ships, and Then SomeBy Tony LongJune 20, 1840: A Simple Matter of Dots and DashesBy Tony LongJune 17, 1867: Lister Cuts Clean, Saves LivesBy Randy AlfredJune 16, 1884: A Technology With Plenty of Ups and DownsBy Tony LongJune 2, 1883: The 'L' Comes to Chicago ... IndoorsBy Randy AlfredJune 1, 1890: Census Bureau Can Finally Keep Tabs on Growing NationBy Tony LongMay 20, 1873: The Pants That Changed the WorldBy Tony LongMay 2, 1887: Celluloid-Film Patent Ignites Long Legal BattleBy Randy AlfredApril 26, 1812: Birth of Krupp, the 'Cannon King'By Tony LongMore Stories