Micah's Black History #2

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  1. 4. invented the potato chip in 1865.
  2. 5. became the first black commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy to be assigned to duty.
  3. 7. was an African-American inventor was best known for being awarded as patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator doors.
  4. 8. Inventor of the Shampoo Headrest in the Year 1890.
  5. 9. the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, was the first person to win four gold medals in track and field in a modern Olympic Games.
  6. 12. invented the Guitar.
  7. 13. The word “”mop (although it was then spelled “mappe”) appeared in English language 1496 and since then it was improved many times. For instance American inventor Jacob Howe patented a mop holder in 1837
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  1. 1. was an African American inventor. She invented a hairbrush that could be taken apart easily for cleaning. She was granted U.S. Patent 614,335 on November 15, 1898. Born c. 1885 in Ohio, Newman lived and worked in Manhattan in New York City.
  2. 2. The explosion at the church killed four girls in Birmingham, AL., on Sunday, September 15, 1963.
  3. 3. became the first black woman to gain an international permit to fly.
  4. 6. Also known as Lloyd Ray, was an African-American inventor. He is responsible for inventing the dust pan with a handle. He invented it on August 3, 1897.
  5. 10. inventor of the tricycle
  6. 11. was an African-American inventor, entrepreneur, winner of the National Medal of Technology,whom designed a portable air-cooling unit for trucks carrying.