Tag: invention
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Benjamin Franklin's Innovations and the Birth of the Cable Car Marked January 17th
On January 17th, the world remembers Benjamin Franklin's birth and the patenting of the cable car, two events that significantly shaped American innovation and urban life.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessMedia Benjamin FranklinInnovationCable CarSan FranciscoTransportationAmerican HistoryInventionU.S. Library of Congress
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The Contentious History of the Ice Cream Cone
Multiple people lay claim to inventing the ice cream cone around 1904. The Library of Congress provides digital resources to explore the history of ice cream and its cultural impact.
BusinessEntertainmentPolitics and GovernmentHistoryFoodReligionMedia Ice Cream ConeSt. Louis World’s FairThomas JeffersonDigital CollectionsFood HistoryInventionLibrary of CongressU.S. Library of Congress