Timeline Monday 23 March 1857

Events on Monday 23 March 1857 1

• 1857 First safety passenger elevator installed Elisha Otis's elevator opens in a New York department store Elisha Otis installed the first safety passenger elevator for public use in the Haughwout department store in New York City. Its safety brake prevented the car from falling if the hoisting cable broke, resolving the main obstacle to tall buildings. The invention is credited with making skyscrapers practical.