1942
During World War II, coffee rationing begins due to growing demand. Coffee drinkers reduced their intake by pouring less into their cups. They also stretched the coffee they had by reusing the grounds and making a weaker brew. Another method to stretch their supply included grinding chicory root into their coffee grounds before they brewed their coffee.
1961
The NASA Space Program launches its first animal into space. A chimp named Enos orbited the Earth aboard the spacecraft Mercury-Atlantis 5 and returned to Earth safely.
1972
Atari launches the video game, Pong. The popular arcade game became the first commercially successful video game.
1994
Mary J. Blige releases her second studio album My Life. It would be named the 1995 Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album.
November 29th Celebrated Birthdays
Louisa May Alcott - 1832
The American novelist and short-story writer is best known for her colorful characters in the novel Little Women, many of whom she drew from her real-life family. She wrote several other novels, including Little Men, Jo's Boys, and Good Wives.
C.S. Lewis - 1898
The British author of several books on Christianity is best known for his children's series, the Chronicles of Narnia. The series follows the four Pevensie children as they discover the magical world of Narnia.
Emma Morano - 1899
Emma Morano was born in Civiasco, Italy, and lived to be 117 years and 137 days. Until her death, she was the last person still living who was born in the 1800s. In her lifetime, Morano saw the invention of motion pictures, the fortune cookie, the crossword puzzle, television, penicillin, the jet engine, Teflon, the microwave oven, the internet, and so much more.
Joe Weider - 1919
In 1946, Joe and his brother Ben Weider founded the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness.
Joseph Shivers - 1920
Shivers was a chemist for Dupont in the 1950s who developed a polymer to replace rubber in textiles. In 1958, Dupont patented Spandex under the brand name Lycra.
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