July 12 (UPI) --Paper Bag Day, celebrated annually on July 12, commemorates the anniversary of inventor William Goodale patenting a paper bag machine in 1859. The holiday commemorates June 12, 1859, ...

Paper solved those problems. It’s light and foldable. It’s less expensive to produce. To make a little silk, people must ...

Most scholars cite the invention of paper as occurring in AD 105 when an eunuch in the Han court named Cai Lun created a papermaking process that was reported to the Chinese Emperor by Ts’ai Lun, an ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Continental Paper Bag Company was incorporated on May 28, 1899, and the ...

Kurlansky (Salt: A World History) yet again tackles world history via another object often taken for granted in modern society. In straightforward, no-nonsense prose, he traces the narrative of ...