Chester Greenwood

What happened to Chester Greenwood, George Washington Gale Ferris, and Lonnie Johnson when they had a meeting together? Chester Greenwood invented earmuffs. Earmuffs were used to keep people's ears warm, and the invention also inspired people to create Chester Greenwood Day. George Washington Gale Ferris invented the Ferris Wheel. The wheel was described as a “ Historic event and an experience never to be forgotten”. Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker. Super Soakers were enjoyed by many people

L.L. Bean is an apparel, home and outdoor equipment retailer based in Freeport, Maine. It was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean and has based its success upon top notch customer service. It is a privately held, family owned company with annual sales of $1.6 billion (L.L. Bean Company Information, n.d.). L.L. Bean is rather unique in that you won’t find a mission statement on their website. Instead what guides the company is the combination of L.L.’s Golden Rule, the guarantee that customers

Wall Street,” the Greenwood section of Tulsa was the center of African American life in Oklahoma.9 Since the white section of Tulsa did not possess stores catering to blacks, several entrepreneuring black males decided to construct a district that indulged the needs of the African Americans.10 Therefore, Greenwood was established on a street called Greenwood Avenue, which traveled from the Frisco Railroad yards and divided the black and white community of Tulsa.11 By 1921 Greenwood housed 11,000 residences

“Sylvia Plath was an angry young woman born in a country and at a time that only intensified her fury” (Wilson). This quote perfectly describes Sylvia Plath’s feminist attitude which was reflected in her writing. Since writing is such a personal endeavor, one inevitably leaves a part of one’s self behind in a story. This is certainly the case in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, which is very similar and at times indistinguishable from Plath’s own life. Through protagonist Esther Greenwood’s feminist

L.L Bean, is an American mail order, family run, retail company that focuses on outdoor activities. Founded in Freeport Maine by a man named Leon Leonwood Bean who put his life’s work into his company. With both a passion for the environment and doing good for your customers, L.L Bean became one of the most successful companies in the Industry. History Leon Leonwood Bean was born in a small town in Maine in 1912. At just the young age of 6, Leon was left orphaned and found nature to be his outlet

Greenwood is a suburb of Indianapolis in Johnson County, Indiana. It's considered as the most populous suburb of the metro area. It was originally Lenape Indian territory they called Smocktown, then renamed Greedfield in 1825. By 1872, Greenwood became the official name in honor of Samuel Greenwood. The Polk Canning Company was the driving force for growth in the early years. This canning company canned vegetables grown in the state. It was eventually purchased by Stokely-Van Camp, which operated

The booming town of “Negro wall street” was destroyed which was an epicenter for thriving euphoric blacks, the american government should of heavily taxed white inhabitants of Tulsa to repay the estimated 7.9 million dollars of damages for Greenwood. Also in my opinion the army corps of civil engineers should have been deployed to rebuild the destroyed areas. More than 4,000 buildings, 7 city blocks and 10,000 blacks were left homeless, the American Red Cross was deployed to help but to no avail

thirteen-minute film features a young typographer named Greenwood who stutters when he talks. Greenwood’s speech impediment keeps him totally detached from society to a point where he can’t build relationships .His sole form of connection with the outside world is a six-month old online relationship with a woman named Ellie who Greenwood cherishes a lot. At risk to lose the biggest relationship in his life yet, Stutterer unveils how Greenwood disregards his handicap and comes out of his social closet

Introduction: L.L. Bean Inc. or simply L.L. Bean is a retail company that specializes in outdoor recreational equipment. Product selections ranges from tents, sleeping bags, camping packs, hiking gear and outdoor apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, L.L. Bean remains a privately owned retail company. Leon Bean was an avid outdoors man and enjoyed hunting and fishing. When he initially set up shot L.L. Bean only sold one product the duck boot. This boot was designed to be lightweight

the support of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1904, the college was then relocated to Greenwood, S.C., and the renamed to Lander College after its founder whom had died that same year. In 1943, men were admitted into the institution, resulting in the once all female facility into a co-educational facility. In 1951, Greenwood County obtained the College name and property from the Methodist conference; meanwhile on July 1 of 1992, the college was renamed