Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for his invention to lift boats over shoals and other obstructions in a river.
30th April 1963: The Bristol Bus Boycott against discriminatory recruitment begins
30th April 2020
British inventor Edwin Budding went into partnership with foundry owner John Ferrabee to manufacture the world’s first lawn mower.
Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
The DuPont company’s organic chemist Wallace Carothers received a patent for linear condensation polymers, the basis of the material better known as nylon.
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the director of research at DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey where he was exploring the use of cathode ray tubes in television sets.
The DeLorean DMC-12 sports car was later used as the time machine in Back to the Future.
American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers.
On the 31st December 1935, the board game Monopoly was patented.
On the 3rd December 1910, the first neon light went on show at the Paris Motor Show.
Improved fencing systems were vital to the farmers who had headed west to settle in the Great Plains.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018