The first published crossword puzzle appeared in the New York World in 1913, created by journalist Arthur Wynne. Howard Garns, a puzzle inventor, published the

Google was launched in 1998, Wikipedia in 2001.

J.K. Rowling published the first Harry Potter book in 1997. The first film in the Star Wars series came two decades earlier in 1977.

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Shortly after the invention of the telephone, Emile Berliner created a transmitter amplifying the noise and thus creating the first microphone in 1876. And Jose

Coca-Cola was introduced in 1886. Pepsi was introduced in 1903.

In 1973, Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first-ever mobile cellphone call using his prototype. The first GPS satellite, on the other hand, launched i

The Statue of Liberty was sculpted between 1875 and 1884. The Eiffel Tower was built from 1887 to 1889.

The NFL was the American Professional Football Association in 1920, but adopted the name National Football League in 1922. The NBA was the Basketball Associatio

F.A. Mueller invented eye contacts or “scleral lenses” made entirely of glass in 1887. Almost four years later, Jesse Reno invented the first escalator model at

Insulin was first injected into a human in 1922. Penicillin was discovered in 1928.

The toaster was first, invented in Scotland in 1893. The blender was first patented in 1919.

Yes, before toothbrushes, ancient Egyptians used paste to clean their teeth around 5000 B.C. Toothbrushing tools, however, date back to 3500-3000 B.C, according