J. Robinson patents food carrier

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Oct

27

1891

Thomas L. Jennings - Mr. Jennings was the first African-American to have patented an invention. In 821, Mr. Jennings was issued a patent for a dry-cleaning process known as dry scouring. An activist for the rights of African Americans, he served as Assistant Secretary of the first annual Convention

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Mar

3

1821

J.L. Love patents Pencil Sharpner

Love, J. L. Pencil Sharpener Nov. 23, 1897 Patent No. 594,114

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Nov

23

1897

Eddie Robinson

Eddie Robinson , byname of Edward Gay Robinson (born Feb. 13, 1919, Jackson, La., U.S.—died April 3, 2007, Ruston, La.), American collegiate gridiron football coach, who set a record (later surpassed) for most career wins (408). He spent his entire head-coach career at Grambling State University

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Apr

3

2007

Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Post

Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a commemorative stamp, the fifth in its Black Heritage USA series.

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Aug

2

1982

Thomas Jennings

Thomas Jennings stands in history as a noteworthy figure for being the first Black person to ever receive a patent, but his life should serve as an example of what was, and what could have been, for Black people in the earliest years of the United

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Nov

26

2012

Robinson, Sugar Ray

Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (about 90), including the Golden Gloves featherweight title, Robinson turned professional in 1940. He won the

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African American Inventors | Black History Month

Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: use the A to Z index bar to navigate and select or just browse the many listings. Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date

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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson was mainly a second baseman, though he also played at first and third… The Brooklyn Dodgers moved west and became the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 1957 season… Jackie Robinson attended UCLA, where he lettered in four sports: track, baseball, football and basketball… He served in

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Lewis Temple of Massachusetts invents the toggleharpoon wich becomes the stand

Lewis Temple of Massachusetts invents the toggle harpoon wich becomes the standard harpoon of the New England Whaling industry; he never receives a patent for his invention and dies penniless.

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Jan

0

1848

Joseph Hawkins

Joseph Hawkins developed what are now known as metal oven racks to aid in home cooking. The oven racks were based on gridirons, which were metal racks attached to a wooden handle and were placed on a campfire or placed inside of a fireplace to heat or broil various types of meat. By the early

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May

26

1845

M.V.B. Brown patents home security system

In 1969 Marie V. Brittan Brown designed a Home Security

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Dec

2

1969

F.M. Jones patents a/c unit

Jones, F. M. Air Conditioning Unit July 12, 1949 Patent No. 2475841

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Jul

12

1949

W.J. Ballow patents Hatrack/Table

Ballow, W. J. Combined hatrack and table Mar. 29, 1898 Patent No. 601,422

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Mar

29

1898

Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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Hotel Robinson (1897-1921)

The Hotel Robinson, built in 1897, was one of the first businesses in San Diego County, California to be owned and operated by an African American, and the oldest continuously operated hotel in Southern California. The hotel is now a part of the National Register of Historic Places and is a Point

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Jun

10

1915

Elevator and Safety Devices Invented

The elevator as well as safety devices for elevators where invented by Alexander Miles, Patent # 371,207

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Oct

11

1887

William Purvis

William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a contract or fill out legal papers. He therefore decided to do something about

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Nigeria

As leader of the multination peacekeeping force ECOMOG, Nigeria established itself as West Africas superpower, intervening militarily in the civil wars of Liberia and Sierra Leone. But Nigerias costly war efforts were unpopular with its own people, who felt Nigerias limited economic resources were

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Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Jan

24

1962

C.V. Richey patents Fire Escape bracket

Richey,C. V. Fire Ecsape Bracket Dec. 28, 1897 Patent No. 596,427

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Dec

28

1897

Thomas L. Jennings -- 1st Black male patent holder

A tailor living in New York City, NY Invented a method for the dry cleaning of clothes U.S. Patent 3306X (March 3, 1821)

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Mar

3

1821

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American major league baseball player

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Apr

19

1947

L.F. Brown patents bridle bit

Brown, L. F. Bridle bit Oct. 25, 1892 Patent No. 484,994

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Oct

25

1892

1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseball's first blackplay

1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseballs first black player -- married Rachel Isum.

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Feb

10

1946

L.C. Bailey granted patent # 620,286

L.C. Bailey granted patent # 620,286 for the folding bed

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Jul

18

1899

H. Grenon patents razor stropping device

Grenon, H. Razor Stropping Device Feb. 18, 1896 Patent No. 554,867

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Feb

18

1896

Nigeria

Nigerias election commission postponed for six weeks presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 14 after the military said it could not protect voters in the northeast from Boko Haram. Some questioned if the decision was influenced by President Jonathan, whose victory was by no means

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Thomas J.Martin is awarded a patent for the fire extinguisher.

Thomas J. Martin is awarded a patent for the fire extinguisher.

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Mar

26

1872

Lewis Latimer - African American Inventor Biography

Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1848. He was the son of George and Rebecca Latimer, both of whom were escaped slaves from

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Dec

10

1873

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