Today is Typewriter Day 150 years ago today, on June 23, 1868, the patent for the typewriter was granted to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes’ machine was the first one to be commercially marketed. Known as the Sholes and … Continue reading Today is Typewriter Day […]

Today in History: Mercedes becomes a registered brand name in 1902 116 years ago today, German automobile manufacturer Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) registered “Mercedes” as a brand name (gaining full legal protection in September). The name was born out of a partnership between DMG founder, Gottlieb Daimler, and Austrian diplomat, Emil Jellinek, who ran a profitable business … Continue reading Today in History: Mercedes becomes a registered brand name in 1902 […]

Today in History: The 33 RPM LP was introduced in 1948 70 years ago today, Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 rpm microgroove record album. In many ways this invention gave birth to the modern pop album. Of course, all kinds of albums were (and still are) released as vinyl records, but pop albums were … Continue reading Today in History: The 33 RPM LP was introduced in 1948 […]