American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
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Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
