Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule Date: Friday December 5, 2008 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in1492, Columbus discovered Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti). 1766, London auctioneers Christie's held their first sale. 1846, C. F. Schoenbein obtained a patent for cellulose nitrate explosive. 1854, of Boston patented the folding theater chair. 1876, Stillson (Massachusetts) patented the first practical pipe wrench. 1879, the first automatic telephone switching system was patented. 1893 the first electric car (built in Toronto) appeared. It could go 15 miles between charges. 1935, the first commercial hydroponics operation was cre 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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