Jacob Davis (left) and Levi Strauss (right)
San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada,
tailor Jacob Davis were given a patent to create work pants reinforced
with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most
famous garments: blue jeans.
On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and
Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis (above) were given a patent to
create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth
of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans.
MIKE GRACIA
On this day in 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent
for an invention that he called a "Type-Writer." It became the first machine to be mass-produced.
Christopher Latham Sholes
(February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890)
The world’s first typist was Lillian Sholes, daughter
of Christopher Sholes. The machine typed only in
capital letters.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1964.
The bodies of the three civil rights workers found in an earthen dam
in Mississippi on August 4, 1964.
SANDY KOZEL
Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on this day in 1794.
Sir Michael Caine (Maurice Joseph Micklewhite) is 86 today.
Michael Caine is an English actor, producer and author. He has appeared in
more than 130 films in a career spanning 70 years and is considered a British
film icon.
1966
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. is also 86 day.
Quincy Jones is Influential record producer, arranger, and musician of
many film scores, classic albums, and hit songs. He is perhaps best
known for producing multiple albums by the great Michael Jackson,
including 1982’s Thriller and 1987’s Bad. In 2013, he was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
