Leo Baekeland – Invention of Bakelite

On December 7, 1909

Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.

This Day in History - December 7

2020

Coca-Cola was named the world's largest plastic polluter by the charity ''Break Free From Plastic.”

574 AD

Justin II of Byzantine adopted Tiberius, his general, and proclaimed him Caesar.

1787

Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.

1988

A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.

1936

Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.

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