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Back in the days

  • Thomas L. Jennings invents a process for dry-cleaning delicate clothing

    Thomas L. Jennings invents a process for dry-cleaning delicate clothing

  • Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.

    Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.

  • Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber.

    Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber.

  • Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.

    Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.

  • Ezra Warner invents the can opener.

    Ezra Warner invents the can opener.

  • Nicholas August Otton invents the first gas powered motor.

    Nicholas August Otton invents the first gas powered motor.

  • Levis Strauss invented blue jeans.

    Levis Strauss invented blue jeans.

  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

  • Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

    Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

  • John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola.

    John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola.

  • William Seward Burroughts invents the adding machine.

    William Seward Burroughts invents the adding machine.

  • George Ferris invents the Ferris Wheel.

    George Ferris invents the Ferris Wheel.

  • Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the airplane.

    Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the airplane.

  • Frank Henry Fleer invents bubble gum.

    Frank Henry Fleer invents bubble gum.

  • John Logie Baird invents the television.

    John Logie Baird invents the television.

  • Richard Drew invents scotch tape.

    Richard Drew invents scotch tape.