Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule: March 27th Date: Thursday March 27, 2008 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in1790, the shoelace was invented.1848, Paynard originated medicated adhesive plaster. 1849, ph Couch patented the steam-powered percussion rock drill. 1855, Abraham Gesner patented kerosene. (The by-product of the distillation process was gasoline, which the manufacturers threw out until the gasoline powered internal combustion engine was invented). 1860, M. L. Byrn patented " covered gimlet screw with a 'T' handle " (The corkscrew, in other words.) 1964, an earthquake struck Anchorage AK, at 9.2 on Richter scale. Get reminders on your mobile, Yahoo! Messenger, and email.Edit reminder options Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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