 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Family News
Postcards
Profile of the Month
Creative Expressions
Our Picks
Delicious Dishes
Just for Fun
Did You Know
Your Two Cents
Photos and Pics
Spiritual Inspiration
|
|
| Did You Know? |
| This Month's Black History Tidbit |
| ||||||
Air conditioning unit - Frederick M. Jones (1949) Almanac - Benjamin Banneker (approx. 1791) Auto cut-off switch - Granville T. Woods (1839) Auto fishing devise - G. Cook (1899) Automatic gear shift - Richard Spikes (1932) Automatic shoe making machine - Jan Matzeliger (1883) Baby buggy - W. H. Richardson (1899) Bicycle frame - L. R. Johnson (1899) Blood plasma bag - Charles Drew (approx. 1945) Caps for bottles and jars - A. E. Long and A. A. Jones (1896) Cellular phone - Henry T. Sampson (1971) Chamber commode - T. Elkins (1897) Clothes dryer - G. T. Sampson (1862) Curtain rod - S. R. Scratton (1889) Curtain rod support - William S. Grant (1896) Door stop - O. Dorsey (1878) Dust pan - Lawrence P. Ray (1897) Egg Beater - Willie Johnson (1884) Electric Lampbulb - Lewis Latimer (1882) Elevator - Alexander Miles (1867) Eye protector - P. Johnson (1880) Fire escape ladder - J. W. Winters (1878) Fire extinguisher - T. Marshall (1872) Folding bed - L. C. Bailey (1899) Folding chair - Brody & Surgwar (1889) Fountain pen - W. B. Purvis (1890) Furniture caster - O. A. Fisher (1878) Gas mask - Garrett Morgan (1914) Golf tee - T. Grant (1899) Guitar - Robert F. Flemming, Jr. (1886) Hair brush - Lydia O. Newman (1800s) Hand stamp - Walter B. Purvis (1883) Horse shoe - J. Ricks (1885) Ice cream scooper - A. L. Cralle (1897) Insect destroyer gun - A. C. Richard (1899) Ironing board - Sarah Boone (1887) Key chain - F. J. Loudin (1894) Lantern - Michael C. Harvey (1884) Lawn mower - L. A. Burr (1889) Lawn sprinkler - J. S. Smith Lemon squeezer - J. Thomas White (1893) Lock - W. A. Martin (1800s) Lubricating cup - Ellijah McCoy (1895) Lunch pail - James Robinson (1887) Mail box - Paul L. Downing (1891) Mechanical seed planter and corn harvester - Henry Blair (1834 and 1836 respectively) Mop - Thomas W. Stewart (1893) Motor - Frederick M. Jones (1939) Open heart surgery (first) - Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1893) Overshoes (galoshes) - A. L. Rickman (1898) Peanut butter - George Washington Carver (1896) Pencil sharpener - J. L. Love (1897) Portable x-ray machine - Frederick Jones (?) Railway air brakes - Granville Woods (1800s) Record player arm - Joseph Hunger Dickenson (1819) Refrigeration for transport trucks and railroad cars - Frederick Jones (1938 and 1945 respectively) Refrigerator - J. Standard (1891) Riding saddles - W. D. Davis (1895) Rolling pin - John W. Reed (1864) Sailing apparatus - James Forten (1850) Shampoo headrest - C. O. Bailiff (1898) Small pox innoculation - Onesimus (1721) Spark plug - Edmond Berger (1839) Stethoscope - Imhotep (Ancient Egypt) Stove - T. A. Carrington (1876) Straightening comb - Madame C. J. Walker (approx. 1905) Street sweeper - Charles B. Brooks (1890) Toggle harpoon - Lewis Temple (1848) Phone transmitter - Granville T. Woods (1884) Thermostat control - Frederick M. Jones (1960) Traffic light - Garrett Morgan (1923) Tricycle - M. A. Cherry (1886) Typewriter - Burridge & Marshman (1885) Window cleaner - A. L. Lewis (1892) |
 Sign Guestbook |
 View Guestbook |
 lmnewman@prodigy.net |
|
. |
| Visitors: 00091 |