Tag: Velcro

Walter Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation, was born on this day in 1875. Did you know that: • Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author born on this day in 1805, best known for his literary fairy tales• H. L. Fizeau and Leon Foucault took the first photo of the Sun on this […]

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot born on this day in 1916. Did you know that: • A patent was granted to Daniel C. Stillson for the improved monkey wrench on this day in 1870• Swiss inventor, George de Mestral was granted a patent for velvet type […]