This Day, That Year – March 19

Jan Matzeliger invented the first machine to manufacture shoes on this day in 1883.

Did you know that:

• Phineas Quimby received a patent for a steering mechanism on this day in 1850
• The first stone for the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona was laid on this day in 1882
• Bruce Willis is an American actor born on this day in 1955