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Almanac: Safety Pin anniversary

by heather 4/10/2008 12:40:00 PM

The safety pin was patented on this day in 1849 by Walter Hunt of New York.

Source: Chase's Calendar of Events, 2008 Lincoln Park Reference, R.905 C487A1

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