On this day in 1787, Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating a policy for the addition of new states to the nation. The members of Congress knew that if their new confederation were to survive intact, it had to resolve the statesâ competing claims to western territory.
Energizer Bunny. It was 1989 at St. Louis, and the team of Energizer, DDB Chicago Advertising, and All Effects, a special effects company, were in the midst of creating a marketing ploy that would rival that of its competitor, Duracell.
Testing the Device. Bellâs assistant, Thomas Watson, was in a nearby room in Bellâs workshop, waiting to see if Bellâs device would work. Bell spoke these famous words into his device: âMr. Watson, come here. Watson heard the words clearly and distinctly, and thus, the first working model of a telephone was born. Although there were other inventors working on similar designs, including one whose patent application was almost on the same day as Bell submitted his, Bellâs invention was the first actual working telephonic device.