On December 7, 1909, inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite. This sparked the birth of the plastics industry. By the 1930s, the majority of tabletop radios had Bakelite cabinets.
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On this day in 43 B.C., Roman orator and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero was assassinated in Formiae by soldiers under the command of Mark Antony.
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December 7, 1703: The Great Storm of 1703 hit Southern England – thousands were killed, Royal Navy losses included 13 ships and around 1,500 seamen.
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On a Sunday morning in 1941, America was caught sleeping. Then there was that September morning, in 2001. Let’s pray that we don’t have any more days like those, ever again. – JWR
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Today’s feature article is by JWR.
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