The first ring donuts were produced in 1847 by a 15 year old baker’s apprentice, Hanson Gregory, who knocked the soggy center out of a fried doughnut.The first safety feature for an automobile was invented in 1908 by John O’Leary. He patented a large net, to be installed on the front fender, to scoop pedestrians out of the way before they could be run over.
The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.
The first shopping bag with handles was invented in 1918 by Walter Deubener
The first suburban shopping mall was opened in 1922 by National Department Stores in Saint Louis.
The first toothbrush with bristles was developed in China in 1498. Bristles were taken from hogs at first, later from horses. The nylon bristles were developed in 1938 by DuPont.
The first US consumer product sold in the Soviet Union was Pepsi-Cola.
