Thursday, March 28, 2013

March Madness: Historic events



1. 3/10/1862 The first United States paper money was issued. The denominations were $5, $10, and $20. 

2. 3/17/1845 The first rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.

3. 3/191994 The largest omelet (1,383² ft) in the world was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan.

4. 3/27/1790 The first shoelaces were invented

5. 3/5/1963 Arthur K. Melin received U.S. Patent for a Hoop Toy aka the hula-hoop.

6. 3/2/1969 Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airline, roared into the skies on its maiden flight. The aircraft will travel at twice the speed of sound.

7. 3/7/1876 The Scottish-born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, patented the telephone.

8.  3/15/44 B.C.Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius,

9.3/3/1931Star Spangled Banner adopted as National Anthem of the United States, 

10. 3/13/1781 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.