Although Goodyear welted shoes are synonymous with English made footwear, the name and machinery used was in fact the invention of an American by the name of Charles Goodyear Jr, son of the great inventor Charles Goodyear, who invented vulcanised rubber.
What does AM and PM stand for? AMâalso spelled âamâ or âa.m.ââis the abbreviation for ante meridiem, a Latin phrase meaning âbefore noon.â PMâalso spelled âpmâ or âp.m.ââis the abbreviation for post meridiem, which simply means âafter noon.â Noon, of course, refers to the middle of the day.
You can specify a suffix of AM or PM to indicate if the time value is before or after 12 noon. The case of AM or PM is ignored. Hours can be specified using either a 12-hour or 24-hour clock. The hour value of 0 represents the hour after midnight (AM), regardless of whether or not you specify AM.