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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

COOL V PAY'S HOMAGE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BLACK INVENTORS!

Good Evening in homage to "Black History Month" here's a list of inventions by black inventors a list I'm sure you may not known of "ALL' of the devices we use daily that a Black man/woman invented!

1. air conditioning unit: Frederick M. Jones; July 12, 1949
2. almanac: Benjamin Banneker; Approx 1791
3. auto cut-off switch: Granville T. Woods; January 1,1839
4. auto fishing devise: G. Cook; May 30, 1899
5. automatic gear shift: Richard Spikes; February 28, 1932
6. baby buggy: W.H. Richardson; June 18, 1899
7. bicycle frame: L.R. Johnson; Octber 10, 1899
8. biscuit cutter: A.P. Ashbourne; November 30, 1875
9. blood plasma bag: Charles Drew; Approx. 1945
10. cellular phone: Henry T. Sampson; July 6, 1971
11. chamber commode: T. Elkins; January 3, 1897
12. clothes dryer: G. T. Sampson; June 6, 1862
13. curtain rod: S. R. Scratton; November 30, 1889
14. curtain rod support: William S. Grant; August 4, 1896
15. door knob: O. Dorsey; December 10, 1878
16. door stop: O. Dorsey; December 10, 1878
17. dust pan: Lawrence P. Ray; August 3, 1897
18. egg beater: Willie Johnson; February 5, 1884
19. electric lampbulb: Lewis Latimer; March 21, 1882
20. elevator: Alexander Miles; October 11, 1867
21. eye protector: P. Johnson; November 2, 1880
22. fire escape ladder: J. W. Winters; May 7, 1878
23. fire extinguisher: T. Marshall; October 26, 1872
24. folding bed: L. C. Bailey; July 18, 1899
25. folding chair: Brody & Surgwar; June 11, 1889
26. fountain pen: W. B. Purvis; January 7, 1890
27. furniture caster: O. A. Fisher; 1878
28. gas mask: Garrett Morgan; October 13, 1914
29. golf tee: T. Grant; December 12, 1899
30. guitar: Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886
31. hair brush: Lydia O. Newman; November 15,18--
32. hand stamp: Walter B. Purvis; February 27, 1883
33. horse shoe: J. Ricks; March 30, 1885
34. ice cream scooper: A. L. Cralle; February 2, 1897
35. improv. sugar making: Norbet Rillieux; December 10, 1846
36. insect-destroyer gun: A. C. Richard; February 28, 1899
37. ironing board: Sarah Boone; December 30, 1887
38. key chain: F. J. Loudin; January 9, 1894
39. lantern: Michael C. Harvey; August 19, 1884
40. lawn mower: L. A. Burr; May 19, 1889
41. lawn sprinkler: J. W. Smith; May 4, 1897
42. lemon squeezer: J. Thomas White; December 8, 1893
43. lock: W. A. Martin; July 23, 18--
44. lubricating cup: Ellijah McCoy; November 15, 1895
45. lunch pail: James Robinson; 1887
46. mail box: Paul L. Downing; October 27, 1891
47. mop: Thomas W. Stewart; June 11, 1893
48. motor: Frederick M. Jones; June 27, 1939
49. peanut butter: George Washington Carver; 1896
50. pencil sharpener: J. L. Love; November 23, 1897
51. record player arm: Joseph Hunger Dickenson January 8, 1819
52. refrigerator: J. Standard; June 14, 1891
53. riding saddles: W. D. Davis; October 6, 1895
54. rolling pin: John W. Reed; 1864
55. shampoo headrest: C. O. Bailiff; October 11, 1898
56. spark plug: Edmond Berger; February 2, 1839
57. stethoscope: Imhotep; Ancient Egypt
58. stove: T. A. Carrington; July 25, 1876
59. straightening comb: Madam C. J. Walker; Approx 1905
60. street sweeper: Charles B. Brooks; March 17, 1890
61. phone transmitter: Granville T. Woods; December 2, 1884
62. thermostat control: Frederick M. Jones; February 23, 1960
63. traffic light: Garrett Morgan; November 20, 1923
64. tricycle: M. A. Cherry; May 6, 1886
65. typewriter: Burridge & Marshman; April 7, 1885

Remember Black history may be only 1 month but history is made daily by black pioneers so go make history!

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