Joseph PULITZER

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10 April 1847 , Makó, Hungary

Died

29 October 1911 , Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Birth — 1847
10 April 1847
Makó, Hungary

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - St Louis, Missouri

Name: Joseph Pulitzer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
District: ED 365
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Occupation: Editor Of Paper
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
BirthPlace: Hungary
Father's BirthPlace: Hungary
Mother's BirthPlace: Hungary
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Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 392
Sheet Number and Letter: 392A
Household ID: 8674596
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0734
GS Film Number: 1254734
Digital Folder Number: 005161266
Image Number: 00305

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Pulitzer Self M 32 Hungary
Kate Pulitzer Wife F 24 District of Columbia, United States
Ralph Pulitzer Son M 1 Missouri, United States
Thomas Moran Other M 20 England
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)