This Day, That Year – May 22
Sun 22 May 2022
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician born on this day in 1859. He created the character Sherlock Holmes, stories of whom are considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction.
Did you know that:
• Abraham Lincoln received a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions on this day in 1849
• Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube on this day in 1892
• Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a “Flying Machine” with a motor on this day in 1906