1910

By sallison

  • First Electric Self Starter

    First Electric Self Starter
    The First Electric Self Start was installed in a Cadillac By GM. Up until this time, all cars needed to be started by cranking a starting handle .

  • Stainless Steel Discovered

    Stainless Steel Discovered
    In 1913, Harry Brearley of Sheffield, UK discovered 'rustless' steel

  • First Crossword Puzzle was Published

    First Crossword Puzzle was Published
    The first known published crossword puzzle was created by a journalist named Arthur Wynne from Liverpool. December 21, 1913 was the date and it appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World

  • First Transcontinental Telephone Call

    First Transcontinental Telephone Call
    January 25, 1915, Alexander Graham Bell, in New York City, repeated his famous statement "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you," into the telephone, which was heard by his assistant Dr. Watson in San Francisco, for a long distance call of 3,400 miles.

  • First US Air Mail Service

    First US Air Mail Service
    Domestic U.S. Air Mail was formally established as a new class of service by the Post Office Department on May 15, 1918.