Here are some cold remedies to help you beat a summer cold and get back to enjoying the heat: 1  Take an over-the-counter (OTC) decongestant to unclog a stuffy nose. 2  Use a saline spray to irrigate the nose and keep mucus loose.  Take an OTC pain reliever (like Tylenol) to reduce fever and manage pain.
The 1940s and 1950s. Cable television originated in the United States almost simultaneously in Arkansas, Oregon and Pennsylvania in 1948 to enhance poor reception of over-the-air television signals in mountainous or geographically remote areas.
Updated August 31, 2016. It was in June of 1956, that the practical television remote controller first entered the American home. However, as far back as 1893, a remote control for television was described by Nikola Tesla in U.S. Patent 613809. The Germans used remote control motorboats during WWI.