Today in Geek History – May 20

Today in Geek History - May 20

Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.

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1830 – The fountain pen was patented by H.D. Hyde
1873 – Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets
1916 – Norman Rockwell’s first cover on “The Saturday Evening Post” appeared.
1982 – TV’s “Barney Miller” final episode on ABC-TV.
1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first photographs.
1993 – The final episode of “Cheers” was aired on NBC-TV.

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