Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
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Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi applied for the patents for the radio.
Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
The world celebrated the introduction of sliced bread for the first time.
