Tag: roller skates

The world’s first animated cartoon, “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton, was released on this day in 1906. Did you know that: • Isaac Hodgson was granted a patent for roller skates on this day in 1869• James D. Watson, an American molecular biologist who co-discovered the structure of DNA, was born […]

American dentist Dr. William Morton used anesthetic ether for the first time to extract a tooth on this day in 1846. Did you know that: • Antoine J. Balard, a French chemist who discovered bromine, was born on this day in 1802• Samuel Slocum patented the stapler on this day in 1841• Roller skates were invented […]