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  • This Day in History January 31, 1930

    By Ruth on January 31, 2014
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    Today’s feature is extremely important to most of us in everyday life.  On this date in 1930, 3M began marketing Scotch tape.  It was Scotch Cellulose Tape, and it was extremely important in the Depression Era.  Water had been needed to seal cellophane, but now no water was needed.  Richard Drew was the inventor, and eventually his tape became known […]
  • This Day in History October 22, 1797

    By Ruth on October 22, 2013
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    I was completely amazed concerning today’s feature.  It was on this date in 1797, that Andrew Garnerin made the first recorded parachute jump without a rigid frame.  He jumped from a hot air balloon as high as 8000 feet in the air.  He was the only also the inventor of the air vent in a parachute which helped to reduce […]
  • This Day in History August 30, 1901

    By Ruth on August 30, 2013
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    I am not a massive fan of cleaning, but I am glad the vacuüm cleaner was invented.  On this date in 1901, Hubert Cecil Booth patented the motorized vacuüm cleaner in the UK.  An early description of his invention was “large, horse-drawn, petrol-driven unit, which was parked outside the building to be cleaned with long hoses being fed through the […]