George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
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A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
The world's favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.
