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On June 20 one has become the first man-made object to cross the Kármán line and reach the edge of space. [12] December 9 – First flight of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger, the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be introduced by the Luftwaffe in World War II. First operational use of a snorkel on a submarine.
The plastic spring toy, known as the Plastic Slinky, was invented by Donald James Reum of Avon Plastics in Albany, Minnesota. Reum came up with the idea as he was experimenting with different techniques to produce a spiral hose for watering plants. However, as it came off the assembly line, according to his children, it looked more like a "Slinky".
1944-D Lincoln Penny on a Zinc-Coated Steel Planchet The 1944-D Lincoln penny is also referred to as steel pennies or silver pennies. In 1944, pennies were supposed to transition from steal back ...
2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [544] [545] [546] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded
25 Places To Buy a Home If You Want It To Gain Value 3 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000 This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com : 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies
Their Big Wheel trikes, model trains, wind-up toys, and toy soldier sets were among Marx Toys bestsellers worldwide. Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots even got movie cameos, as vintage toys in "The Santa ...
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1935. Magee also holds the patent for a "coin controlled parking meter", filed on May 13, 1935, and issued on May 24, 1938.
Leo Hendrik Baekeland HonFRSE (/ ˈ b eɪ k l æ n d /; Dutch: [ˈbɑkəlɑnt]; November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. Educated in Belgium and Germany, he spent most of his career in the United States. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907.