Was October 24, 2026 something invented?
YES
Yes — on Oct. 24, 1836, Alonzo D. Phillips patented the friction match in the US.
Why
- Oct. 24, 1836: US patent 68, friction-match manufacture
- 1876: Herman Belmer patented a stiffened corn popper
- 1911: PET bottle inventor Nathaniel Wyeth born Oct. 24