The world’s favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.
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George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
The clip-on tie was designed.
German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
