Lucille Ball hated birds.
The first birth control clinic in the nation was opened by
Margaret Sanger
in Brownsville, Brooklyn on Oct. 16, 1916. It printed advertisements in
English, Italian, and Yiddish.
In today’s money, a first-class ticket on the Titanic would have cost
$65,000.
To promote electricity and the light bulb, Thomas Edison organized a parade in
New York City of 400 men wearing hats with bulbs on top.
Bill Lear helped develop the first car radio, which Motorola began to sell in
1929. Lear later formed the Lear Jet Corporation.
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This article appears in November 24 • 1995 and November 24 • 1995 (Cover).