Inspired by a boy who came into his confectionery shop
and couldn’t decide between chocolate and ice cream,
Christian K. Nelson combines the two, receiving a
patent for the Eskimo Pie—originally marketed as
"I-Scream" bars.
it became a nationwide sensation, with 1922 sales
averaging one million units a day and earning Nelson
$2,000 daily in royalties.
MIKE DANAHUE
Singer José Montserrate Feliciano GarcÃa is 80 years
old today.
On August 10, 1937, the United States Patent Office recognized
the electric guitar—the instrument that revolutionized jazz,
blues and country music and made the later rise of rock and
roll possible—with the award of Patent #2,089.171.
It went to George D. Beauchamp, a musician-turned-inventor
for an electrified instrument known as the Rickenbacker
Frying Pan (shown above).
MIKE CRACIA
Christopher Latham Sholes patented the QWERTY typewriter, revolutionizing communication. His first version was cobbled
together using an old table, a circular piece of glass, a telegraph
key and piano wire.
Christopher Latham Sholes (1819 – 1890)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last
necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States,
thereby making the document the law of the land.
This date marked the end of government under the Articles
of Confederation and the beginning of the new government
established by the Constitution.
