12 August 1851 August 12, 2015 Author: Staff Isaac Singer is given a patent for his sewing machine. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else." Yogi Berra — Click here for more from Yogi Berra Related posts: 22 August 1851 12 August 1985 12 August 1981 12 August 1994 12 August 30 BC Categories: History Tags: 12 August, 1851