7.24.17 On This Date The instant coffee you know and (most likely don’t) love was introduced on this date in 1938. But according to a report, of the $30 billion Americans spent on coffee in 2014, only 3 percent of the total was spent on instant coffee. 
7.24.17 On This Date The instant coffee you know and (most likely don’t) love was introduced on this date in 1938. But according to a report, of the $30 billion Americans spent on coffee in 2014, only 3 percent of the total was spent on instant coffee.
  • July 20, 2017
7.17.17 On This Date In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which required states to impose a minimum drinking age of 21 as a condition of receiving state highway funds. The effort was aimed at reducing drunk driving. The National Traffic Highway Administration estimates about 900 lives per year have been saved as a result. 
7.17.17 On This Date In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which required states to impose a minimum drinking age of 21 as a condition of receiving state highway funds. The effort was aimed at reducing drunk driving. The National Traffic Highway Administration estimates about 900 lives per year have been saved as a result.
  • July 14, 2017
7.12.17 On This DateIn 1957, Dr. Leroy Burney, surgeon general of the United States during the Eisenhower administration, became the first federal official to publicly identify cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer. Dr. Burney died in 1998 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., at the age of 91. 
7.12.17 On This DateIn 1957, Dr. Leroy Burney, surgeon general of the United States during the Eisenhower administration, became the first federal official to publicly identify cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer. Dr. Burney died in 1998 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., at the age of 91.
  • July 12, 2017
7.10.17 On This Date In 1962, the U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for a three-point safety belt to Nils Bohlin, a Swedish engineer employed by Volvo. At that time, ‘seat belts’ were mainly limited to race cars. They would soon become standard in vehicles worldwide. 
7.10.17 On This Date In 1962, the U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for a three-point safety belt to Nils Bohlin, a Swedish engineer employed by Volvo. At that time, ‘seat belts’ were mainly limited to race cars. They would soon become standard in vehicles worldwide.
  • July 7, 2017
7.05.17 On This Date In 1946, Louis Reard, a French designer, unveiled a two-piece swimsuit at a popular Parisian pool. The term “bikini” came from an American atomic test that occurred off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean a few days before. 
7.05.17 On This Date In 1946, Louis Reard, a French designer, unveiled a two-piece swimsuit at a popular Parisian pool. The term “bikini” came from an American atomic test that occurred off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean a few days before.
  • July 5, 2017
6.26.17 Find out six secrets to keeping your mind youthful and what you can do to prevent those morning headaches. 
6.26.17 Find out six secrets to keeping your mind youthful and what you can do to prevent those morning headaches.
  • June 26, 2017
6.22.17 Summer Salmon Recipes They taste so good… pure delight! Try a salmon dish tonight. 
6.22.17 Summer Salmon Recipes They taste so good… pure delight! Try a salmon dish tonight.
  • June 21, 2017