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Things Familiar
Believe it or not, everything has a history, including chewing gum! Listed below are some things you might recognize. Beside each item, is the name of the person or persons associated with introducing or inventing the product, and the year it became popularly known.
French Fries by President Thomas Jefferson - 1700s
Modern Bicycle by John Kemp Starley - 1871
Graham Crackers are associated with the dietary recommendations of the Reverend Sylvestor Graham - 1750
Lawn mowers by Edwin Budding - 1830
Chewing gum by Thomas Adams - 1848
Sewing Machines by Elias Howe - 1851
Elevators by Elisha Graves Otis - 1857
Dynamite by Alfred Nobel - 1867
Cracker Jacks by F.W. & Louis Rueckheim - 1893
Mail Order Catalogs by Aaron Montgomery Ward - 1872
Ketchup by James Mease - 1812
Telephones by Alexander Graham Bell - 1876
Toilet Paper by Joseph Gayetty - 1857
Coca Cola by by John Pemberton - 1886
Basketball by James Naismith - 1891
Fig Newtons by F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery - 1891
Zipper by Whitcomb Judson - 1893
Flashlights by David Misell - 1899
Rubber soled shoes (sneakers) by Elijah McCoy - late 1892
Crayola Crayons in only blue, brown, black, green, orange, red and yellow were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith - 1903
Pepsi Cola by Caleb Bradham - 1903
Teddy Bears by Richard Stieff - 1902
Pizza in 997 AD
Popsicle by 11 year old Frank Epperson- 1905
Cornflakes by William Kellog - 1906
Model “T” Automobile by Henry Ford - 1908