A holiday developed by a Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, a black militant, Marxist, and convicted felon. Just five years after this, he was convicted of torturing two black women to death. Observed from December 26 to January 1, Kwanzaa is based on a mixture of East African harvest rituals, called first fruits by Karenga and 1960's radicalism. This is in spite of the fact most slaves came from West Africa. Viewed as an alternative to Christmas, it, nonetheless, is based on race, and not in faith.
Josephine Garis Cochran was the first person to build a practical dish-washing machine, succeeding where some had tried and failed. And it was the chore of washing dishes by hand and trying to save her good china from breaking that caused her to proceed with an idea to invent a unique machine.
How a Steam Washer Works. In a washing machine, steam and water form a dynamic duo. Steam complements water in the cleaning process by keeping the fabrics soft and wrinkle-free. One patent filed by LG Electronics, the company that put out the first home steam washer, explains the different advantages that steam can offer when applied in three different stages of a washing machine cycle: