On this day in 1857, the first commercial elevator began operation inside a New York City department store.
This Day in History Class
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A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961
The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893