1977 Event Supreme Court tosses out automatic death penalty laws 1967 Event U.S.S.R. Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch 1967 Event U.S.S.R.'s Kosmos 186 and 188 complete 1st automatic docking 1956 Event AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training 1952 Event American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter 1949 Event 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct) 1935 Event 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1929 Event Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City 1928 Event 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented 1927 Event 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice 1916 Birthday Unica Zurn, born in Berlin, Germany, author, painter, wrote anagram poems and held automatic drawing exhibitions 1907 Event Automatic washer and dryer are introduced 1907 Event Automatic washer and dryer introduced 1892 Event New York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine) 1881 Event Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano 1879 Event 1st automatic telephone switching system patented 1840 Birthday Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor, automatic single-barrel rifle
