Battle of Lake Erie (1813) 1813 American naval forces secured a decisive victory over the British Fleet during the War of 1812. Lockstitch Sewing Machine Patent (1846) 1846 Inventor Elias Howe secured the U.S. patent for the lockstitch mechanism, transforming mass textile and garment manufacturing. First Successful Heart Surgery (1896) 1896 Dr. Ludwig Rehn made … Continue reading This Day In History