Thomas Dobbs (actor) of Birmingham invents a reaping machine in 1814, which consists of a circular saw or sickle, the grain is drawn or fed up to the saw by means of a pair of rollers. Patrick Bell of Scotland created a reaper that used a revolving reel, cutting knife and canvas conveyor in 1828.
Nothin' like a nine-figure lawsuit! That's what Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth Chapman are dealing with now, after a rival bounty hunter dropped a suit on them to the tune of $30 million! [ Related: In Another Lawsuit, It's Nuns Vs.
Recently, Duane Chapman, Beth Chapman, his sons Leland Chapman and Duane Lee Chapman II, and his daughter Lyssa Chapman all worked together as bail bondsmen and bounty hunters. Their work was the subject of the Dog the Bounty Hunter show, which ran for eight seasons on A&E. The March 21, 2012 episode showed Duane Lee telling Beth âYou want me fired, you gotta fire me, and then Leland weighed in, saying I quit too.