1742 ⟶ Benjamin Franklin Designs the Franklin Stove

Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin stove.
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🔥 Benjamin Franklin Designs the Franklin Stove

Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin stove.⟶
Benjamin Franklin Designs the Franklin Stove (1742)
InventionsColonial AmericaBenjamin FranklinDomestic Life
United StatesUnited States

🕰️ Benjamin Banneker Builds the First Clock in North America

The first clock to be built in the New World (North America) was invented by Benjamin Banneker.⟶
Benjamin Banneker Builds the First Clock in North America (1753)
ClockmakingEarly AmericaAfrican American History
United StatesUnited States

👓 Benjamin Franklin Invents Bifocals

Bifocals invented by Benjamin Franklin⟶
Benjamin Franklin Invents Bifocals (1784)
InventionsOpticsBenjamin FranklinMedicineAmerican History
United StatesUnited States

⚙️ Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Invention

Eli Whitney invents the modern cotton gin.⟶
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Invention (1793)
Industrial RevolutionSlaveryTextile IndustryEconomyAgricultureUnited States History
United StatesUnited States

👖 Invention of Blue Jeans and Barbed Wire

Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.⟶
Invention of Blue Jeans and Barbed Wire (1873)
InventionsIndustrial RevolutionWestward ExpansionAgricultureMaterial Culture
United StatesUnited States

🖊️ John J. Loud Patents the Ballpoint Pen

John J. Loud invents the ballpoint pen.⟶
John J. Loud Patents the Ballpoint Pen (1888)
InventionsWritingPatentsIndustrial Revolution
United StatesUnited States