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3 days ago · 1st century AD: The first use of respiratory protective equipment is documented by Pliny the Elder (c. 23 AD –79) using animal bladder skins to protect workers in Roman mines from red lead oxide dust. 1st century AD: Vending machines invented by Hero of Alexandria. By the 1st century AD: The double-entry bookkeeping system in the Roman Empire.
- Fritz Strassmann
Friedrich Wilhelm Strassmann (German: [fʁɪt͡s ˈʃtʁasˌman] ⓘ;...
- Timeline of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Year Event 600 BC: Ancient Greek philosopher Thales of...
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Timeline of computing presents events in the history of...
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2 days ago · It was also the last professional gridiron game ever played with double-support goalposts. The "slingshot" goalpost, with a single support, had made its debut a few weeks before Super Bowl I in the 1966 CFL playoffs. It became standard across all three professional leagues then operating in 1967.
3 days ago · The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Senator Barry Goldwater in a landslide victory. Johnson was the fourth and most recent vice president to succeed the presidency following the ...
2 days ago · One of the most severe blizzards on record to impact the Northern Plains occurred 50 years ago between March 2-5 of 1966. The blizzard was particularly memorable for its long duration, as well as for its very heavy snowfall totals of 20 to 30 inches in some locations and wind gusts exceeding 70 mph at times.
1 day ago · After playing lead guitar with two minor bands, in 1963 he joined the Yardbirds, a rhythm-and-blues group in which his blues -influenced playing and commanding technique began to attract attention. Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965 when they pursued commercial success with a pop-oriented style.
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- Eric Clapton is a British rock musician who was a highly influential guitarist in the late 1960s and early ’70s and later became a major singer-son...
- In 1966, after leaving the Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton created the new band Cream with two other virtuoso rock musicians, bassist Jack Bruce and dr...
- "Tears in Heaven" was released in 1992 on the album Unplugged. At the 1993 Grammy Awards ceremony, “Tears in Heaven” won for both song and record o...
- Eric Clapton was part of the Yardbirds, Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos.
- The band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton as lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, made the classic double album Layla and Other Assort...
3 days ago · Overall, $72.1 million has been spent on ads (TV, radio, satellite and digital) in that time in the presidential election, according to an NPR analysis of data from AdImpact, which tracks ad ...
Ad for Armour Franks (Family Circle, May 1966) Back when most host dogs, even cheap ones, were still made of real meat instead of mechanical separated poultry (which is not so much meat as it is pureed connective tissue.) What kind of kid likes Armour hotdogs?
