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    Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

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The Zoetrope, an early motion picture device, was patented

On the 23rd April, 1867, William E. Lincoln received a patent for his new toy, the Zoetrope, which was an early version of a motion picture machine.

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