Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) net. Each team tries to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. William G. Morgan invented the sport first known as "Mintonnette" in 1895 while studying at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was later renamed volleyball by Alfred S. Halstead. 1897 Cotton candy Cotton candy is a soft confection made from sugar that is heated and spun into slim threads that look like a mass of cotton. It was co-invented in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton, candy-makers from Nashville, Tennessee. 1897 Muffler A muffler is a
P. G. Morgan at "Channel Four News", Morgan spent three years covering the conflict in the Former Yugoslavia, working closely with the late Gaby Rado. Morgan was also part of the reporting team which won 1994 BAFTA and Amnesty International Awards for their coverage of the siege of Srebrenica. During these years, Morgan also wrote regularly for The Guardian, the "Times Literary Supplement", the "New Statesman, Index on Censorship" and the "New Welsh Review". Between 2000 and 2005, Morgan worked simultaneously for ITN and for BBC Current Affairs, writing TV scripts and producing several drama documentaries. His teen drama "Spit Game" was nominated