Further Exploration of the Factorium

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Classmate Facts # 75 - In the 18th Century...

1. 1879 - Thomas Edison invents the incandescent lamp.

2. 1838 - The Morse Code is introduced by Samuel Morse.

3. 1853 - The first jeans are made by Levi Strauss for Califonia gold miners!

4. 1800 - World Population crosses one billion for the first time!

5. 1848 - The California Gold Rush begins!

6. 1815 - The first three verses of "Mary had a Little Lamb" are written by John Roulstone after his classmate, Mary Sawyer, who came to school followed by her pet lamb.

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