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Aug 15, 2017 · Most Americans likely have some inkling that Guam exists and is somehow American. Few know how or why. While geographically, Guam is among the Mariana Islands, so named by Spanish...
- Doug Herman
Aug 9, 2017 · The only reason America annexed Guam and its Chamorro inhabitants all those years ago was because the U.S. was at war with Spain. When the Spanish-American War broke out in April of...
- Becky Little
Aug 18, 2024 · Guam is the site of the first Roman Catholic mission and formal European colony in the Pacific islands. In fact, the last 400 years of Guam’s history are marked by administrations of three different colonial powers: Spain, the United States and Japan.
- What Came First? The Cap Or The Opener?
- Bottle Openers
- Heritage Bottle Openers
- Conclusion
Of the sources I consulted, one attributes the creation of the bottle opener to an anonymous inventor in 1738. That would be exactly 156 years before the creation of the modern bottle cap, which makes this theory feel less than plausible. The more widely accepted history attributes the invention of both the bottle cap and the openers thereof to the...
Within a matter of years, the crown cap had been widely adopted by the major soda and beer producers and the bottle opener market exploded like a forgotten beer in the freezer. One of the first prominent designs can be seen above, known as the Church Key Openers (so named because they often resembled the ornate keys used to open church doors), thes...
Despite the fact that vintage bottle openers are fairly easy to find and exceedingly inexpensive; there are higher-end options out there. The above bottle opener from Kapitalis clearly inspired by the popular archetypal “You Pay” or “Next Round’s On You” vintage openers that are fairly easy to find. These classic openers had a small pin on the back...
The bottle opener hasn’t changed much since its invention by either Bernardin or Painter. In fact, the most exciting element of its history is simply its creation. The disposable crown cap forever changed the way we drink things, simultaneously maintaining the hygiene, flavor, and carbonation of our favorite drinks. This simple invention had profou...
Open keyhole-shape, wire formed bottle opener advertising Coca-Cola. Made of bent wire with ends locked in a tongue-and-groove joint at bottom center of elongated triangular handle; inside edge of loop is pinched with three equidistant tabs to pry off crown caps, while front and back of handle sides are stamped flat with "Have a Coke" and ...
Aug 24, 2017 · The first can opener was actually an American invention, patented by Ezra J. Warner on January 5, 1858. At this time, writes Connecticut History, “iron cans were just starting to be replaced by...
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The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed a "pre-contact" society, that was colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century. The present American rule of the island began with the 1898 Spanish–American War.
