Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
The person who wrote this did not check history.

You are being kind and generous.

TV - First televised speech by Herbert Hoover, 1927. THere was a demonstration in Scotland a year ealier. The Germans began the first television broadcast services in 1936.

Air conditioning - First air conditioner, 1902. First air conditioned theater (Montgomery, ALA) 1917. US House of Reps ACed 1928, Senate chamber, 1929.

2 posted on 05/22/2005 10:58:02 PM PDT by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: PAR35

Here is another.

penicillin - discovered by Fleming, 1928.


3 posted on 05/22/2005 11:04:44 PM PDT by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson