1. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36

   …drum up orders until **World War II** when driving at night became even more perilous because of the government-imposed blackouts to thwart German bombers. The company accelerated its expansion after the the war and eventually occupied a 20 acre…

2. Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59

   …the Barnes Wallis-designed [[Bouncing_bomb]] was dubbed ‘Dr Zebra’. Charlesworth headed the team who pioneered the black-and-white markings pilot schemes that led to the markings being adopted universally throughout the world. …

3. Marshall Amplification — 2023-10-07 09:45:58

   …ll_logo.svg" class="right" title="Marshall logo" width="200" }} Among his many guitar playing customers were **Ritchie Blackmore, Big Jim Sullivan and Pete Townshend.** But they were all frustrated at the poor quality of guitar amplification av…

4. Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21

   …er was a very inventive pioneer in the electrical field. He was responsible for electrifying the London Underground and Blackpool electric Tram. {{Image url="ThomasParkerElectricCar.jpg" class="left" title="Thomas Parker in his Electric Car" wid…
   …namos for customers like Trafalgar Colliery in the Forest of Dean, for electric lighting in the mine and the tramway in Blackpool. ::c:: == Modern features == The **Elwell-Parker **car was fitted with Parkers high-capacity rechargeable batteries…

5. Full Breakfast — 2022-05-20 12:26:19

   …nglish Breakfast" width="300" }} A traditional full English breakfast includes: ** ~Bacon ~Egg ~Sausages ~Mushrooms ~Black pudding ~Fried Bread or toast with butter ~Tomatoes ~All above fried occasionally grilled ~and maybe baked beans. ** A…

6. Postage Stamp — 2021-11-06 16:32:56

   …death_date="27/8/1879" }} === Sir Rowland Hill 1840 === ~-[[Communication]]:[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[1800s]] The **Penny Black** was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was the first pre-paid mail service, …
   …issued in Great Britain on 1 May **1840**, for official use from 6 May of that year. {{{Toc}}} ::c:: == The Penny Black == Prior to the **Penny Black** letters were paid for by the recipient. Postage was only available to the wealthy and …
   …many letters were returned if the receiver would not pay. {{Image url="PennyBlack.jpg" class="right" caption="Penny Black" width="250" }} /* event_date="1516" The Royal Mail is created */ The Royal Mail had existed in Britain since **'1516'…

7. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51

   …] {{footnote note='There is growing evidence that Chaplin was born in a gypsy caravan on a travellers site known as The Black Patch, in Smethwick, near Birmingham, England.'}}. {{image url="Charles_Chaplin_plaque.jpg" class="left" title="Char…

8. Workmate — 2021-08-20 11:10:56

   …ickman 1961 === ~-[[CategoryInventions]]:[[Domestic]]:[[1900s]] {{toc}} **Ron Hickman** invented the massively popular Black & Decker '''Workmate®''' workbench in 1961 after a home DIY disaster. He had sawn a chair in half while struggling to …
   …chief engineer for the car company. But this still did not impress any manufacturer to take on his Workmate, including Black & Decker, who consistently rejected his DIY help mate idea. {{Image url="Lotus-elan.jpg" width="400" class="right" titl…
   …us Elan designed by Ron Hickman" }} But after he began manufacturing the Workmate® workbench. It was an instant hit. Black & Decker saw the potential and took on exclusive rights of the Workmate in 1973 and started production. To date more th…

9. Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27

   …e sensitivity of the silver bromide emulsion. He later patented bromide paper, developments of which are still used for black and white photographic prints. Swan was knighted in 1904. …

10. Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19

    …ned the first commercial canning factory in England. The firm of Donkin, Hall and Gamble was later merged into Crosse & Blackwells. The patent was re-sold in America some six years later in 1818. == Mass Production == In 1846, **Henry Evans** i…

11. Shire Horse — 2021-08-09 21:35:31

    … the Shire Breed. He came from Packington near **Ashby de la Zouch** [[Leicestershire]] between **1755 & 1770**. He was black and appears in the first 'Shire Stud Book' and large numbers of horses are descended from him. {{Image url="ShireBeer.…

12. Cowboy — 2021-08-09 21:03:46

    …sed in a negative way to refer to Brits/Tories who stole US cattle during the war of independence and again to refer to black or, as they became known, //buffalo soldiers//. == Links == [[http://longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2012/…

13. Pencil — 2020-11-30 16:27:31

    …e 1500s near Keswick after a violent storm that had up rooted several trees. Shepherds checking their livestock found a black material under these trees tangled in the roots. {{Image url="Graphite.jpg" class="left" title="Pure Graphite" width=…

14. Eraser — 2020-08-18 10:06:20

    …stley]] on April 15, 1770: "I have seen a substance excellently adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper the mark of black-lead-pencil. ... It is sold by Mr. Nairne, Mathematical Instrument-Maker, opposite the Royal-Exchange." {{Image url="er…

15. TV Black and White Kiss — 2020-08-17 09:07:45

    …TV Black and White Kiss :: === Granada TV 1962 === {{Image url="BlackWhiteKiss.jpg" class="right" title="1962. First TV Interracial Kiss" width="440" }} ~-[[Arts]]::[[1900s]] The first //un…
    …ambiguous// black and white interracial kiss was broadcast in [[England]] on Granada TV in 1962, starring Elizabeth ""MacLennan"" and Llo…
    … the British drama Emergency Ward 10 in 1964. There had been other interracial kisses on TV before this but in days of black and white (monochrome) broadcasting a clinch between perhaps a cuban and a white person was easily guised and light-ski…

16. Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52

    …est beef breed with world recognition for its quality meat and easy to care for cattle. === Aberdeen Scotland 1842 === Black hornless cattle are known to have existed in North Eastern [[Scotland]] since the mid 16th century. These local cattle …
    …ity and character. Hugh Watson could be considered the founder of the breed, and was instrumental in selecting the best black, polled animals for his herd. His favorite bull was Old Jock, who was born 1842 and sired by Grey-Breasted Jock. **Old …

17. Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01

    …Cilla Black :: [[Entertainment]] == Cilla Black == {{Image url="Cilla-Black.jpg" class="right" title="Cilla Black" width="400" }} Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White (1943-2015) born in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[England]] was a sin…

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