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The earliest patent resembling the modern Segway PT, U.S. patent #6,357,544, was filed on May 27, 1994 and issued to Dean Kamen on December 30, 1997. [12] Kamen introduced his invention to the public in 2001. [13] 1994 Quantum-cascade laser. A quantum cascade laser is a sliver of semiconductor material about the size of a tick.
Timeline of geopolitical changes (before 1500) Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899) Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999) Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present) National border changes: List of territory purchased by a sovereign nation from another sovereign nation; List of national border changes (1815–1914)
This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world since 2000. It includes dates of declarations of independence , changes in country name , changes of capital city or name, and changes in territory such as the annexation , cession , concession , occupation , or secession of land.
We've taken a look back to see how the years have affected the price of 50 things we buy, or wish we could buy. Thanks to inflation, it takes around $1.30 to buy what $1 bought in 1999.
The number of very small firms (one to 19 employees) has fallen only 5% since 2007, and these businesses (covered by the Intuit Small Business Employment Index) have been hiring since the fall of ...
January 20, 1997 — President Clinton and Vice President Gore begin their second terms. 1997 — Sparked by a global economic crisis scare, the Dow Jones Industrial Average follows world markets and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15. 1998 — In the 1998 United States elections, the Republicans hold both the House and the Senate.
Kagame, who grew up as a refugee in neighboring Uganda, has been Rwanda’s de facto ruler, first as vice president from 1994 to 2000, then as acting president. He was voted into office in 2003 ...
Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 election. Following the election of 27 April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. The Government of National Unity was established; its cabinet made up of twelve African National Congress representatives, six from the National Party, and three from the Inkatha Freedom Party.