Beginning in Plymouth, England and ending in New York, NY, USA, in 1960. Continue reading
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Modern Day Trampoline
Army Newspaper for Soldiers in the Field
United States troops during the Mexican War could receive a newspaper called, The American Flag. Continue reading
Pull-top Aluminum Can for Carbonated and Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoa (the Aluminum Company of America) in 1962, introduced pull-top aluminum cans for carbonated and alcoholic beverages.
Self-Heating Can
In 1941 the H.J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, developed the self-heating can. Continue reading
Connie Carpenter Phinney
Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born February 26, 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American retired racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions (both road and track cycling) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Continue reading
Newspaper folding device
In 1870, two Americans by the names of William Bullock and Richard Hoe invented the newspaper folding device. Continue reading
Women’s cycling event
The gold medal was won by Connie Carpenter Phinney, an American. Continue reading
A woman to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games
Connie Carpenter Phinney, an an American, competed as a speed skater in the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan and also competed in the women’s individual bicycling road race event and won in the 1984 Summer Games, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Continue reading
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Born to a German father and a Dutch mother, Röntgen attended high school in Utrecht, Netherlands. Continue reading