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Coughing Up a Good Idea

By , About.com GuideFebruary 10, 2010

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In 1907, James Spangler a janitor working in a Canton, Ohio department store, deduced that the carpet sweeper he used on the job was the source of his cough. That led Spangler to invent the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner.

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March 3, 2009 at 4:08 am
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