The first recorded potato chip was created by chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.
George B. Selden was granted the patent for a gasoline internal combustion engine car.
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first blue jeans with copper rivets.
A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.