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Song of India Year Innovation Song Year ibliography/PDF_version/Timeline.pdf
I'm Sorry -300000  Animal skins used for clothing 1851 Treadle-powered sewing machine, sold door-todoor, Singer
Sleeping Beauty -25000  Thorns or bones used as pins 1851 First trousers for women, called bloomers,
Alley Oop -20000  Animal skins joined together to make clothing 1852 Button-hole stitching sewing machine St. Louis, Charles Miller
-20000  First sewing needles, made of bone and ivory 1855 First dry cleaning business France, Jean-Baptiste Jolly
-20000  Felt, non-woven fabric made from compressing wool and hair 1855 Rectilinear shuttle, William Cotton
Mary Had Little Lamb -9000  Sheep domesticated Middle East 1856 Cage-crinoline developed
High Hopes -8000  Goats domesticated Persia Kodachrome 1856 First synthetic dye, mauveine England, William Henry Perkins
-7000  First hand spindles used to spin wool into yarn 1857 First fashion house France, Charles Worth
Windmills of Mind -7000  Loom invented Middle East 1857 First toilet paper marketed U.S., Joseph Gayetty
-6000 Cattle domesticated Middle East 1858 First washing machine patented, wooden drum, handcrank Hamilton Smith
-3500 Copper mined and worked Southeast Europe 1859 First paper patterns U.S., Madame Demorest
-3500  Bronze developed, first artificial alloy, for armor 1860 Shoe-sewing machine,William Porter, Mass.
-3400  Linen cloth made from flax used to wrap mummies 1860 Powered wool clippers
-3200  Bronze tools made Middle East 1862 Steam-cleaning machine used to wash U.S. large
Slip Slidin Away -3200  Silk moth domesticated China x 1863 Paper sewing patterns U.S., Ebenezer Butterick
-3000  Fibula, safety pin-like closure Greece 1863 Four-wheel roller skate U.S., James Plimpton
Song of India -3000  First use of cotton India 1864 First flash photograph England, Henry Roscoe
-3000  First known buttons India 1865 Clothing sizes standardized U.S. Civil War
-3000  Glass beads used for decoration Mesopotamia and Egypt 1865 Stetson "ten-gallon" hat first made U.S., John Batterson Stetson
-3000  Soap, made with wood ash and animal fat Egypt 1865 First pay toilets London, England
-2700  Silk cloth made from silkworm webs China Hush Puppies On 1868 First rubber-and-canvas shoes
It's Magic -2500 Cotton fibers spun into thread 1868 Gas water heater England, Benjamin Waddy Maughn
-2500 Cotton used in weaving Take Me Out to Ball Game 1869 First baseball caps Ohio, Cincinnati Red
-2000  Earliest known bathtub Knossos, King Minas 1869 Rotating toilet seat invented Francis Peters
-2000  First cotton fabrics found Peru 1870 Jules Leotard, trapeze artist dies
-1000 Colored dyes, made with beeswax Egypt 1870 First mail-order catalog
Tale of Two Cities -700  Earliest known knitted piece, a sock Arabia 1872 Celluloid plastics invented, used for shirt collars
530 Monks smuggle silkworms out of  China for Empress Theodora 1873 Canvas shoes first called sneakers, quiet tread
Spinning Wheel 1000 Spinning wheel invented India and China Das Rheingold 1874 First riveted blue jeans California, Levi Straus
All the Kings Horses, William Conueror 1097 Bayeaux Tapestry completed France 1879 First perforated toilet paper England, Walter Alcock
Take Me to the Fair 1114 First International Trade Fair France Gone With Wind 1880 Women’s underpants
1142 Matilda, fleeing her husband King Stephen, white dress camaflouge 1882 Electric iron patented
1156 First record of perfume Henchum Seiken 1885 Sunglasses introduced
1161 First Turkish baths built Kilij Arslan II 1886 Press-stud buttons invented Pierre-Albert Raymond
1202 First jesters appear in courts Europe 1887 Contact lenses Switzerland, Eugen Frick
Cotton Jenny 1225 Cotton manufacturing begins Spain 1888 First camera to use flexible film invented U.S., George Eastman
1264 Knight dies in his armor when he is stuck in mud x 1889 First electric sewing machine U.S., Singer
1271 Marco Polo sets out for China Venice x 1890 Zipper invented Chicago, Whitcomb Judson
1279 First glass mirrors Franciscan monks 1890 Fedora hat (named for French play character)
I Can See Clearly Now 1286 Eyeglasses Venice Synthetics 1891 Rayon invented, first commercially produced France
Snow White 1291 Mirror Venice 1893 Shirtwaist developed U.S., Harper’s Weekly
1300 Buttonhole invented 1895 First garment mass-produced for women,
1300 Lacemaking 1896 Audubon Society founded Boston
My Sweet Lord 1354 Shroud of Turin brought to Europe 1897 First shower, pedal-powered, exhibited France
7 and a half cents 1359 Workers protest, wearing red hats Bruges 1900 Electric pressing machine
1413 First dolls with movable arms Nuremburg, Germany 1900 International Ladies Garment Workers Union
1450 Closed-eye needle 1900 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
1465 First written record of knitting England 1902 U.S. Postal Service begins rural mail delivery,
1467 Silk industry  in Europe using Italians in Lyon 1903 Safety razor
Baubles, Bangles 1477 First diamond engagement ring Archduke Maxmillian 1903 Wire coat hanger
x 1500 Shirt 1904 First crash helmet worn, auto race France
1500 Spanish explorers introduce sheep to American 1907 Electric washing machine Chicago
1500 Aristocracy wear "scentballs" for body odor Multicolored Lady 1907 First color photographs, three colors France, Louis andAugust Lumiere
1503 Pocket handkerchiefs Europe Graduate 1909 Bakelite invented, first truly synthetic plastic, later jewelry
Forever in Blue Jeans 1567 First pair of jeans, Genoese sailor’s Italy trousers Low Cut 1910 V-neck shirt
1581 First ballet France, Balthazar de 1910 Bathroom scales invented Germany, Jas Ravenol
1589 First knitting machine England, William Lee 1911 First built-in bathtub U.S., Kohler Company
1641 Cotton imported from the Mediterranean England NY 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire New York City
1641 First cotton manufacturing factory Manchester, England 1912 First women’s skin care company France, Helena Rubenstein
Night Before Christmas 1657 Stockings manufactured France 1912 First bathtub with shower U.S., Standard Sanitary
1662 First recorded description of Punch and Judy Zip 1912 Modern zipper invented, Otto Gideon Sunbeck, Sweden
1698 Men with beards are taxed Russia Thoroughly Modern Millie 1913 Short hair for women popularized U.S., Irene Castle
1699 Silhouettes (shadow portraits Titanic 1913 Bra New York, Mary Phelps Jacobs
1704 Petticoat Rebellion (25 brides from Louisiana 1915 Lipstick
1710 Bathroom bidet invented France 1917 Keds tennis shoes U.S., US Rubber Co.
1717 Silk throwing machine John Lombe England 1917 Women in armed services, WW I U.S. Marines
Top Hat 1732 Hats made in American colonies are banned 1918 Bobby pin invented
Watt 1733 Flying shuttle patented John Kay England 1920 Hair dryer U.S., Racine Universal
1740 Chest of drawers appears in home inventory Germany 1920 Women wearing long pants in public France, Vera Cunningham
1754 First non-rolling mill England 1922 Electric washing machine invented U.S., Howard Snyder
1758 Ribbing machine Strutt stockings 1923 Electric razor Jacob Schick
1760 Roller skates Belgium, Joseph Merlin 1924 First fashion perfume, Chanel #5 France, Coco Chanel
Sailing Over Bounding Main 1763 First life jacket approved for Royal England Navy, cork 1924 Electric washing machine with spin drying ability New York, Savage Arms
Jeanie With Hair 1764 Spinning Jenny (spins eight threads at one time Richard Hargraves 1925 Women’s skirts reach knee-length Italy, Archbishop of Naples
1769 Water-powered spinning frame England, Richard Arkwright 1925 Earthquake blamed on women’s short-skirts
1770 Toothbrush England, William Addis 1926 First waterproof watch, the Oyster Switzerland, Rolex
1770 First porcelain false teeth France, Alexis Cotton Fields Back Home 1927 Mechanical cotton picker U.S., John D. Rust
1771 First spinning mill England, Richard Arkwright 1933 Woman first wears shorts at Tennis Match England, Alice Marble
Grand Canyon Suite 1777 Spinning "mule" invented,Samuel Crompton Multicolored Lady 1933 Fluorescent colors invented California, Joe and Bob Switzer
Ascot Opening Day 1780 Derby hat England 1934 First laundromat, public washing Texas, J. F. Cantrell
When I'm 64 1784 Bifocal eyeglasses U.S., Benjamin Franklin Duperu 1935 Nylon invented, Carouthers Dupont
1785 Steam-powered loom England, Edmund Carwright 1937 Automatic home washing machine
1789 Chlorine bleach France, Claude Louis Berthollet 1937 Shopping cart Oklahoma, Sylvan Goldman
Try to Remember 1790 First U.S. cotton mill factory Rhode Island, Samuel Slater 1940 Nylon stockings first introduced Delaware, DuPont
1790 First cloth-stitching machine Thomas Saint, England 1940 Glass shower doors
Slave Story 1793 Whitney Cotton gin invented, separates fibers from cotton 1940 Elastic waist clothes introduced U.S.
1797 First top hat worn London, John Hetherington Polyethylene Pam 1942 Polyester synthetic fabric
1800 Shoes for right and left feet Philadelphia, William Young 1942 The T-shirt becomes standard-issue Navy item of
Machine Changed World 1801 First programmable machine, a loom that weaves, Jacquard 1943 Helmet required in National U.S. Football League
1802 First wax museum, Madame Tussaud guillotine death masks 1944 Plastic artificial eye U.S.
1802 Last bison in Pennsylvania hunted to U.S. Itsy Witsy 1946 Bikini bathing suit introduced France, Louis Reard
1806 First clown London, JosephGrimaldi 1948 Cordless iron invented
1811 "Luddites," textile workers posing as women, Stuck on Me 1948 VelcroTM, hook and loop tape invented,Mestral Switzerland
1815 Standard set for male attire England, Brummel 1949 Disposable diapers, Paddipads England
1816 Soap-making is improved France, MichaelChevreul 1949 Electric clothes dryer U.S., Sears Roebuck &
Singin in the Rain 1819 Waterproof fabric Scotland, Charles Macintosh Long Legs 1950 Pantyhose
1819 Working day for children established at 12 hours, Gene Autry 1951 Saddle shoes
1823 First waterproof fabric 1952 Nylon stretch yarn
1823 First talking doll, says "Mama, Papa" France 1955 Hockey goalie’s mask and curved stick
1824 First workers strike uniting men, weavers at Steam Heat 1955 Steam iron
Over and Over 1829 First sewing machine France, Barthelemy thimonnier 1958 Bifocal contact lenses Chicago
Word We Knew 1830 First commercial laundries 1958 Skateboards invented California, Bill and Mark Richards
1830 Fashion magazine for women, Louis Godey, 1959 Barbie Doll invented U.S., Barbara Handler
x 1831 First reaping machine U.S. Cyrus McCormick 1959 Lycra invented
1831 Hand-cranked, cataract (tumbling 1960 Waffle-soled tennis shoes (Nike
1831 Silk-workers, called Les Canuts, rebel against conditions of work Catch a Wave 1960 Wind-surfing invented Brazil
1832 Opera hat, collapsible top hat, invented France, Antoine Gibus 1960 Panty hose
1833 First factory inspector appointed to improve 1960 Imitation fur coats
x 1834 First lock-stitch sewing machine New York, Walter Hunt Short Shorts 1960 Mini-skirt England, Mary Quant
1835 First photograph, a daguerroeotype, Louis 1961 Electric toothbrush U.S., Squibb and Co.
1837 Woman editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book U.S., Sarah Hale 1961 First man in space Yuri Gagarin U.S.S.R.
1838 Combine harvester 1963 First discotheque California
1840 Beau Brummell, fashion leader, dies England 1964 First action figure marketed, GI Joe doll U.S., Mattel Toys
1844 Mercerization, the process for toughening cotton Bouncing Back, Rubber Ball 1965 Kevlar invented, bulletproof nylon fabric U.S., Stephanie Kivolek
1844 Dry-goods seller founds YMCA London, George Williams 1967 First plastic footwear England, Mary Quant
1845 First packaged soap powder New York 1973 First mountain bikes invented California
1846 Lock-stitch sewing machine first patented  Elias Howe 1974 "Streaking," running naked in public
By the Sea 1848 Bathing dress for women designed, wide sleeves 1975 Terracotta army found in tomb of Shi Huangdi, the
Pins and needles 1849 Safety pin New York, Walter Hunt 1980 Designer jeans
1850 Bowler (derby, James Locke 1986 Mir Space Station launched U.S.S.R.
Forever in Blue Jeans 1850 Modern jeans invented, made from tent fabric dyed blue Strauss 1990 Biotextiles invented, molecules grafted on to