February

Find out what famous event occured in patent, trademark, or copyright history during the month of February. Find out what famous inventor has the same February birthday as you. BTW If you were wondering why I have a photo of the Statue of Liberty in this blog - it's because Lady Liberty is also a child of February. On February 18 1879, Auguste Bartholdi was granted a design patent for the Statue of Liberty. Photo Credit: LOC

• Did you know that on February 3 1690 the first paper money in America was issued in the colony of Massachusetts?
• Or that on February 5 1861, Samuel Goodale patented the first moving picture peep show machine?
• And finally did you know that on February 12 1983, the circular thing that keeps the pizza from hitting the inside of the box top (called a "package saver") was invented by a guy from New Jersey?

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