1961 – Texans head for the thrills at Six Flags
2007 – First drive-through ATM opens in China
1498 – Columbus lands in South America
1914 – First World War erupts
1981 – MTV makes its maiden broadcast
1900 – “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum was copyright registered
1941 – The first jeep rolled off the assembly line. Willy’s Truck Company was the first company to create a jeep
1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait
1776 – Delegates sign Declaration of Independence
1876 – Wild Bill Hickok is murdered
1904 – A patent for a “glass shaping machine” was granted to Michael Owen. The immense production of glass bottles, jars, etc. owes its inception to this invention
1958 – Nautilus travels under North Pole
1492 – Columbus sets sail
1949 – NBA is born
1897 – The Street Car Controller was patented by Walter Knight and William Potter
1944 – Anne Frank captured
1753 – Washington becomes Master Mason
1970 – POPPIN FRESH was trademark registered by the Pillsbury Company