America's first town hall meeting is held, Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin, Pan Am is incorporated, and JFK's body is moved to a permanent memorial, all on this day.
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1743: The first recorded town meeting in America takes place at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Mass.
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