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Friday, June 17, 2016

What happened? by Time Magazine

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: What happened?
Page: 46
Author:  Time Magazine
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1. Humans walked on the moon in1969.
2. The Internet was invented in 1980.
3. Emoji was invented in 1999 in Japan.
4. Mark Zuckerberg found Facebook in 2004.
5. The iPhone was unveiled in 2007.
6. Google unveiled its driverless car in 2014.
7. The first talking picture was unveiled in 1927.
8. The digital computer was invented in 1945.
9. The modern bikini was unveiled in France in 1946.
10. In 1952 Jonas Salk invented the vaccine for polio.
11. In 1957 the Russians launched Sputnik.
12. In 1967 was the first successful heart transplant.
13. In 1879 Thomas Edison patented the lightbulb.
14. In 1885 the first gas-powered car was unveiled.
15. 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first flight.
16. The modern nail polish was invented in 1920.
17. The first lie-detector test was administered in 1921.
18. Henry Luce found Time Magazine in 1923.
19. Television was invented in 1925.
20. The first humans were walking upright about 6 million years ago.
21. Stone tools were invented in Ethiopia about 2.6 million years ago.
22. Humans discovered fire about 1.9 million years ago.
23. The earliest use of paint was about 15,000 B.C.
24. The first calendar was created about 8,000 B.C.
25. People domesticated unruly cats around 7,500 B.C.
26. The first known wine was created in China about 7,000 B.C.
27. Papyrus was invented or discovered in Egypt around 3,000 B.C.
28. Soap was invented in 2,200 B.C.
29. The Assyrians created the aqueduct in 700 B.C.
30. The first play was performed in Greece in 534 B.C.
31. The first hospital was founded in Sri Lanka in 431 B.C.
32. Toilet paper was invented in 851 A.D.
33. The first university is founded in Morocco in 859 A.D.
34. Gunpowder is invented in China around the 9th century.
35. Humans discover the benefit of coffee in Africa around the 9th century.
36. An Italian invents the eyeglasses in 1285.
37. Gutenberg invents the printing press in 1440.
38. Copernicus posits that the Earth revolves around the sun in 1514.
39. Umbrellas become popular in the 18th century.
40. The first pizza parlor is founded in Naples, Italy in 1738.
41. The first symphony was written in 1740-1750.
42. Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity's shocking secrets in 1752.
43. John Montagu invents the sandwich in 1762.
44. The first steam-powered engine for a vehicle was created in 1769.
45. America was founded in 1776.
46. A Frenchman took the first photograph in 1826.
47. The first revolver was invented in 1835.
48. The first fax machine was invented in 1842.
49. The first baseball game was played in New Jersey in 1846.
50. Antonio Meucci invented the telephone in 1871.
51. The first electric car was invented in 1837.

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