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1886: Charles Martin Hall and independently Paul Héroult invent the Hall–Héroult process for economically producing aluminum in 1886. 1886: Karl Benz invents the first petrol or gasoline powered auto-mobile (car). [ 440 ] 1887: Carl Josef Bayer invents the Bayer process for the production of alumina.
Ed Asner (1929–2021) Sean Astin (born 1971) Skylar Astin (born 1987) Emily Atack (born 1989) Anthony Atamanuik (born 1974) Aristotle Athari (born 1991) Essence Atkins (born 1972) Rowan Atkinson (born 1955) Helen Atkinson-Wood (born 1955) Dave Attell (born 1965) Michael "Atters" Attree (born 1965) Scott Aukerman (born 1970) Phil Austin (1941 ...
October–December. October 24: Wall Street Crash of 1929. October 11 – J. C. Penney opens Store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with department stores in all 48 states. October 14 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title.
But it was not until 1929 that Earle Haas of Denver first invented the modern tampon with an applicator. Dr. Haas submitted the design for patent in 1931, and in 1936, the tampon was first sold in the United States. He later gave his invention the brandname Tampax, which is still one of the main tampon brands today. [225] [226] 1929 Eyelash curler
number-one books. This is a list of lists by year of The New York Times number-one books. The New York Times Best Seller list was first published without fanfare on October 12, 1931. [1][2] It consisted of five fiction and four nonfiction for the New York City region only. [2] The following month the list was expanded to eight cities, with a ...
July 5 – The Curtiss-Wright corporation is founded. August 8–29 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin makes a round-the-world flight. September 24 – Jimmy Doolittle takes off, flies over a set course, and lands by flight instruments alone. November 29 – US Admiral Richard Byrd becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1929th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade. This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the ...