Tag: John Gorrie

This Day, That Year – May 6

Zoya Siddiqui May. 06, 2022

The final episode of Friends aired on this day in 2004. Did you know that: • John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine on this day in 1851• George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker born on this day in 1961• Naomi Scott is an English actress and singer born on this […]

14th July in history

Zoya Siddiqui Jul. 14, 2021

Sarah Goode received a U.S. patent for her invention of a folding cabinet bed on this day in 1885. Did you know that: • The first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration was by Florida physician John Gorrie on this day in 1850• Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut patented the tape measure […]

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