- What didnt exist in 1921?
- What was invented in the 50s?
- What was invented in 1972?
- What didn't exist in 2001?
- What are the 50s known for?
- When was phone invented?
- What inventions were made in 1979?
What didnt exist in 1921?
1921: Peace dollar
After silver was depleted in 1928, Peace Dollar production ceased until late 1933 when President Roosevelt issued a proclamation to mint a small number of silver dollars in 1934 and 1935.
What was invented in the 50s?
The computer modem was invented. Gordon Gould invented the laser. Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin invented the Hula Hoop. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit.
What was invented in 1972?
The first scientific pocket calculator the HP-35 is introduced. The programming language FORTRAN 66 is created. Whetstone was first released in November 1972. Atari released Pong, the first commercial video game on November 29, 1972.
What didn't exist in 2001?
But Google wasn't even in the top ten in 2001 (it was #12). Facebook didn't exist (in fact, Mark Zuckerberg was in high school). YouTube didn't exist. Wikipedia existed, but just barely (I doubt that I'd heard of it yet). And Netpets, Goto.com, Go.com, Excite, and GeoCities were all big deals.
What are the 50s known for?
The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
When was phone invented?
While Italian innovator Antonio Meucci (pictured at left) is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849, and Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.
What inventions were made in 1979?
In "The Early Show"'s weeklong "Time Machine" series, the anchors discussed several products Monday that made their debut or were big hits in 1979: the Sony Walkman, the Burton snowboard, the McDonald's Happy Meal, leg warmers and Strawberry Shortcake.