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Year |
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1 | 1934 | - Charles Darrow claims he invented the game Monopoly.
- Joseph Begun invents the first tape recorder for broadcasting - first magnetic recording.
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2 | 1935 | - Wallace Carothers and DuPont Labs invents nylon (polymer 6.6.).
- The first canned beer made.
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3 | 1936 | - Edward VIII. Ruler of England 1936. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): Eldest son of George V.
- George VI. Ruler of England 1936-1952. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): 2nd son of George V, Duke of York; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
- Bell Labs invents the voice recognition machine.
- Samuel Colt patents the Colt revolver.
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4 | 1937 | - Chester F. Carlson invents the photocopier.
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5 | 1938 | - The ballpoint pen invented by Ladislo Biro.
- Roy J. Plunkett invented tetrafluoroethylene polymers or Teflon.
- Nescafe or freeze-dried coffee invented.
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6 | 1939 | - World War II begins. Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan vs. Major Allied Powers: United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia. 1939-1945.
- Igor Sikorsky invents the first successful helicopter.
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7 | 1940 | - Peter Goldmark invents modern color television system.
- Karl Pabst invents the jeep.
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8 | 1941 | - Konrad Zuse's Z3, the first computer controlled by software.
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9 | 1942 | - John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry built the first electronic digital computer.
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10 | 1943 | - Richard James invents the slinky.
- James Wright invent silly putty.
- Swiss chemist, Albert Hofmann discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD.
- Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invent the aqualung.
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11 | 1944 | - The kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.
- Synthetic cortisone invented by Percy Lavon Julian.
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12 | 1945 | - World War II ends.
- Harry Truman president of the USA 1945-1953.
- The atomic bomb invented.
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13 | 1946 | - The microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer.
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14 | 1947 | - British/Hungarian scientist, Dennis Gabor, developed the theory of holography.
- Mobile phones first invented.
- Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley invent the transistor.
- Earl Silas Tupper patented the Tupperware seal.
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15 | 1948 | - The Frisbee® invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni.
- Velcro ® invented by George de Mestral.
- Robert Hope-Jones invented the Wurlitzer jukebox.
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16 | 1949 | |
17 | 1950 | - Korean War: United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China 1950-1953.
- The first credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
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18 | 1951 | - Super glue invented.
- Power steering invented by Francis W. Davis.
- Charles Ginsburg invented the first videotape recorder (VTR).
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19 | 1952 | - Elizabeth II. Ruler of England 1952-present. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): Elder daughter of George VI, acceded Feb 6, 1956.
- Mr. Potato Head patented.
- The first patent for bar code (US Patent #2,612,994) issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
- The first diet soft drink sold called the "No-Cal Beverage" a gingerale sold by Kirsch.
- Edward Teller and team build the hydrogen bomb.
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20 | 1953 | - Dwight Eisenhower president of the USA 1953-1961.
- Radial tires invented.
- The first musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
- Transistor radio invented by Texas Instruments.
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21 | 1954 | - Oral contraceptives invented.
- The first nonstick pan produced.
- The solar cell invented by Chaplin, Fuller and Pearson.
- Ray Kroc started McDonalds.
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22 | 1955 | |
23 | 1956 | - The first computer hard disk used.
- The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell.
- Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper, to paint over mistakes made with a typewriter.
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24 | 1957 | - Fortran (computer language) invented.
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25 | 1958 | - The modem invented.
- Gordon Gould invents the laser.
- The Hula Hoop invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
- The integrated circuit invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
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26 | 1959 | - The internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch.
- Barbie Doll invented.
- Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce both invent the microchip.
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27 | 1960 | - USA Vietnam War Begins"
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- The halogen lamp invented.
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28 | 1961 | - Bay of Pigs Invasion: United States vs Cuba 1961.
- John F. Kennedy president of the USA 1961-1963.
- Valium invented.
- The nondairy creamer invented.
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29 | 1962 | - The audio cassette invented.
- The fiber-tip pen invented by Yukio Horie.
- Spacewar, the first computer video game invented.
- Dow Corp invents silicone breast implants.
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30 | 1963 | - John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, 22 Nov 1963.
- Lyndon B. Johnson president of the USA 1963-1969. Lyndon B. Johnson, vice president under John F. Kennedy, sworn in as president aboard Air Force One upon death of Kennedy.
- The first videodisc invented.
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31 | 1964 | - Acrylic paint invented.
- Permanent-press fabric invented.
- BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
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32 | 1965 | - Astroturf invented.
- Soft contact lenses invented.
- NutraSweet invented.
- The compact disk invented by James Russell.
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33 | 1966 | - Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
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34 | 1967 | - The first handheld calculator invented.
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35 | 1968 | - The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
- The first computer with integrated circuits made.
- Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory).
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36 | 1969 | - Richard Nixon president of the USA 1969-1974.
- The arpanet (first internet) invented.
- The artificial heart invented.
- The ATM invented.
- The bar-code scanner is invented.
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37 | 1970 | - The daisy-wheel printer invented.
- The floppy disk invented by Alan Shugart.
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38 | 1971 | - The dot-matrix printer invented.
- The food processor invented.
- The liquid-crystal display (LCD) invented by James Fergason.
- The microprocessor invented by Faggin, Hoff and Mazor.
- VCR or videocassette recorder invented.
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39 | 1972 | - The word processor invented.
- Pong (first video game) invented by Nolan Bushnell.
- Hacky Sack® invented by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall.
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40 | 1973 | - Gene splicing invented.
- The ethernet (local computer network) invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox.
- Bic invents the disposable lighter.
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41 | 1974 | - Richard M. Nixon first president of USA to resign from office. His decision was announced 8 Aug 1974.
- Gerald Ford president of the USA 1974-1977.
- The post-it note invented by Arthur Fry.
- Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Rome, Italy, invents liposuction.
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42 | 1975 | - USA Vietnam War Ends
- The laser printer invented.
- The push-through tab on a drink can invented.
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43 | 1976 | - The ink-jet printer invented.
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44 | 1977 | - Jimmy Carter president of the USA 1977-1981.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) invented by Raymond V. Damadian.
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45 | 1978 | - The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik.
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46 | 1979 | - Cellular phones invented.
- Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray.
- Walkman invented.
- Scott Olson invents roller blades.
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47 | 1980 | - The hepatitis-B vaccine invented.
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48 | 1981 | - Ronald Reagan president of the USA 1981-1989.
- MS-DOS invented.
- The first IBM-PC invented.
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49 | 1982 | - Human growth hormone genetically engineered.
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50 | 1983 | - Grenada: United States Intervention 1983.
- Soft bifocal contact lens invented.
- First Cabbage Patch Kids sold.
- Programmer Jaron Lanier first coins the term "virtual reality."
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51 | 1984 | - The CD-ROM invented.
- The Apple Macintosh invented.
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52 | 1985 | - Windows program invented by Microsoft.
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53 | 1986 | - Fuji introduced the disposable camera.
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54 | 1987 | - The first 3-D video game invented.
- Disposable contact lenses invented.
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55 | 1988 | - Digital cellular phones invented.
- The RU-486 (abortion pill) invented.
- Doppler radar invented by Christian Andreas Doppler.
- Prozac® invented at the Eli Lilly Company by inventor Ray Fuller.
- The first patent for a genetically engineered animal is issued to Harvard University researchers Philip Leder and Timothy Stewart.
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56 | 1989 | - US Invasion of Panama: United States vs Panama 1989-1990.
- George H.W. Bush president of the USA 1989-1993.
- High-definition television invented.
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57 | 1990 | - Persian Gulf War: United States and Coalition Forces vs Iraq 1990-1991.
- The World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee.
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58 | 1991 | - The digital answering machine invented.
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59 | 1993 | - William Jefferson Clinton president of the USA 1993-2001.
- The pentium processor invented.
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60 | 1994 | - HIV protease inhibitor invented.
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61 | 1995 | - Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: United States as part of NATO acted peacekeepers in former Yugoslavia 1995-1996.
- The Java computer language invented.
- DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) invented.
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62 | 1996 | |
63 | 1997 | - Daimler Benz and Toyota launched prototype fuel-cell powered cars in 1997.
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64 | 1998 | |
65 | 1999 | - Scientists measure the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h(318 mph).
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66 | 2001 | - 11 Sep 2001 attack on New York's World Trade Center, and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, USA.
- George W. Bush president of the USA 2001-present.
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67 | 2003 | - Invasion of Iraq: United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq 2003-present.
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