On this day in 1787, Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating a policy for the addition of new states to the nation. The members of Congress knew that if their new confederation were to survive intact, it had to resolve the statesâ competing claims to western territory.
Energizer Bunny. It was 1989 at St. Louis, and the team of Energizer, DDB Chicago Advertising, and All Effects, a special effects company, were in the midst of creating a marketing ploy that would rival that of its competitor, Duracell.
The first electric vacuum cleaner was invented by Hubert Cecil Booth in 1901. The vacuum was so large that it was kept permanently in a cart drawn by a horse. If you wanted your house vacuumed, the vacuum cleaner was pulled in front of your house with a 100-foot hose that could reach into the house.acuum History: In the beginning: The first trace of the vacuum was a patent by Daniel Hess on July 10, 1860. Instead of a vacuum cleaner, Hess called it a carpet sweeper. His plan included a system that would capture dust and dirt in two water chambers.