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1896
January 3 - Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.
January 18 - The first x-ray machine is exhibited in the U.S. at Casino Chambers, New York City.
February 18 - The Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls is practically dry for the first time in 50 years.
March 31 - Barnum and Bailey's Circus opens in New York with a car leading the parade.
April 23 - The first public showing of a motion picture takes place in the U.S.
June 30 - The first electric stove is patented by W. S. Hadaway in New York City.
September 1 - Chop suey is created and served for the first time in the U.S.
September 5 - The first beefsteak to reach Circle City, Alaska during the Klondike goldrush sells for $48 a pound.
November 3 - The first female U.S. Senator is Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah.