Science and invention in Birmingham pen nibs per week. 1915: William Mills develops the first "safe grenade" meaning it is safe for the soldier throwing it rather than his opponent. It is named the Mills bomb, and is adopted by the British Army as its standard hand grenade in 1915. 75,000,000 grenades are supplied during The Great War. 1918: Much work is carried out by Oliver Lucas's company on the design and improvement of the military search light, he also designs a signalling lamp after experiences at the Somme and the design is later used by the British Army. 1920: Charles Henry Foyle invents the
U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina and studies were suspended. With the Super 70/ Interstate 42 project, studies for the southern alternate began again in 2016 and construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2025. The Kinston bypass will link to the Goldsboro Bypass and existing freeway around LaGrange in the west and the existing freeway section in Craven County to the east, resulting in a continuous freeway from Raleigh through New Bern (assuming the Wilson's Mills and Princeton projects are completed first, as planned). The highway will be between 21 and 25 miles long, and is expected to cost $379 Million. In James City, a