America's Growth

John Fitch lanched the first American steam boat

Oct 31, 1787

John Fitch, was an American inventor, who, in 1787, built the first recorded steam-powered boat in the United States

Invention of the Cotton Gin

Oct 31, 1793

In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.The cotton gin is a mechanical device which removes the seeds from cotton, a process which had been extremely labor intensive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Whitney,_Jr.#Cotton_gin.

Louisiana Purchase

Oct 31, 1804

Jefferson initiated the purchase by sending Livingston to Paris in 1801,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase

Webster Dictionary

Oct 31, 1825

Today, Websters dictionary is used by billons of people.