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Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album entered the charts in March 1973, and wouldn’t leave the charts for a staggering 724 weeks (15 years!).
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Industrial Innovations
On 7th May, 1867, Alfred Nobel patented his invention of dynamite... Read more »
On 25th January, 1870, Gustavus D. Dows received a patent for his improvement in Soda-Fountains... Read more »
On 4th April, 1871, Mary Florence Potts received a patent for her Improvement in Sad-Irons... Read more »
On 20th December, 1871, Corrugated cardboard is patented by Albert Jones... Read more »
On 20th February, 1872, Luther C. Crowell received a patent for his description of the manufacture of square-bottomed paper bags... Read more »
On 7th April, 1874, E. H. Sutton patented his cotton cultivator... Read more »
On 24th November, 1874, Joseph Glidden patented an improved barbed wire... Read more »
On 8th April, 1879, Milk in glass bottles first went to sale in the U.S.A.... Read more »
On 18th January, 1884, Dr. William Price performed what became the first legal cremation in the UK... Read more »
On 8th May, 1886, Pemberton’s Coca-Cola beverage was first served... Read more »
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