Sept. 8, 1930: Scotch Tape Starts Sticking
1930: 3M begins marketing the first waterproof, transparent, pressure-sensitive tape after employee Richard Drew figures out how to coat strips of cellophane with adhesive. Initially sold by the St....
View ArticleFeb. 25, 1919: Oregon Taxes Gas by the Gallon
1919: Oregon passes the nation’s first per-gallon tax on gasoline. It’s only a penny, and it’s only one state, but you know where things go from here. New York City started collecting registration fees...
View ArticleAug. 25, 1973: More Than One Way to Slice a CAT
The CT scan goes into use in the United States. Lives will be saved. Originally known as a CAT scan -- for computed (or computerized) axial tomography, or computer-aided (or assisted) tomography -- the...
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