Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.
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1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio
1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
1913 – first prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box
1960 – Bil Keane’s “Family Circus” cartoon strip debuts
1968 – “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” debuts on NET
1973 – “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree“ single released by Dawn
1985 – Canned & bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola
1985 – Mickey Mouse welcomed in China
2007 – Blogging website Tumblr is founded by David Karp in New York
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