Paul Galvin and his brother Joseph founded Motorola as the “Galvin Manufacturing Co.” in Chicago, Illinois.
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The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
The first Mormon Pioneers left their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois, and began the long trek to the Salt Lake Valley.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
John Wayne Gacy was arrested.
Motorola employee, Martin Cooper, made the first public call from a cell phone.
