CATEGORIES

TODAY IN HISTORY

    WIRELESS TELEPHONE AT WHITE HOUSE
    November 21, 1919 - White House, U.S.A.

    President Wilson used a radio telephone set up on the south portico of the White House to direct the maneuvers of a dozen army airplanes flying over the Potomac river several miles away. His telephoned directions went direct to the flight commander in the air. The instrument was similar to those used by American aviators in France in the latter part of World War I. Col. C. C. Culver actively developed the equipment. He began the project in Aug 1910. No new invention was needed, only adaptation and adjustment of existing techniques. By Aug 1916, he was able to send a radio telegraph signal from a plane. Enlisting expert help from the telephone companies, by Oct 1917, voice messages could be send between a plane and the ground. The system was put into service for military wartime use.

    EDISON'S PHONOGRAPH
    November 21, 1877 - New York City, U.S.A.

    Thomas Edison announced his invention of his "talking machine" - the tin-foil cylinder recorder that preceeded the phonograph. He appears to have envisioned it as a business dictation machine. In Sep 1877, he wrote that its purpose was "to record automatically the speech of a very rapid speaker upon paper; from which he reproduces the same Speech immediately or years afterwards preserving the characteristics of the speakers voice so that persons familiar with it would at once recognize it." The indented tin foil, however, would survive only a few playings. By the first public showing of a phonograph, which took place in New York City in early Feb 1878, its practical applications had not yet been realized.

MEMBER LOGIN

RANDOM QUOTES

  • No Man is Above the Law
    by Theodore Roosevelt

    "..."No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor."..."
  • A Change is Gonna Come
    by Meredith Grey

    "...Change; we don't like it, we fear it, but we can't stop it from coming. We either adapt to change, or we get left behind. It hurts to grow, anybody who tells you it doesn't is lying. But here's the truth: Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. And sometimes, oh, sometimes change is good. Sometimes change is everything...."

RANDOM FACTS

  • Salary
    about Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits. Drug Abuse
    about Facts about Drugs

    Facts about drugs can protect against drug abuse. Legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco, kill more people than illegal drugs. Tobacco (smoking cigarettes) kills more people than any other drug. Illegal drugs including heroin, cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines can have unknown or dangerous ingredients. Mixing drugs, especially with alcohol, can be fatal.

Auto Insurance Tips :

Choose Your Color :

ARTICLE INFORMATION :

Do you enjoy buying new auto insurance? Do you have the time do find new insurance company? You need to run some quotes found throughout the internet. Compare insurance prices for the best bargains. Now your research really starts.

ARTICLE CONTENT :

Finding an auto insurance online has been made easy for us with the creation of the internet. Not only do we have access to the list of car insurance companies; we can also get auto insurance quote online for free.

The internet is flooded with thousands of insurance companies, insurance brokers offering auto insurance rates and auto insurance quote. Finding them is a matter of few minutes and few clicks on the mouse.

The best thing about getting auto insurance is the competition among the companies. Because of such competition, many of them offer the cheapest auto insurance rates. Shopping for the best auto insurance rates on the internet allows you the option whether or not to talk to an agent.

Before you start surfing for auto insurance online, have your old policy ready so you can refer to it for some of the questions you will have to answer. You will also have to know the basic insurance coverage you want, so look this up in your old insurance.

Do comparison shopping on various insurance rates and insurance quotes. Rates can vary as much as $1,000 between companies. However, before you provide information, it is important that the site you are visiting is secured and encrypted. You can know about their terms by reading their private policy.

To save money on your insurance premiums, Increase your deductible. When you raise your deductible by a few hundred dollars, you can save as much as 50% on you insurance premiums. You can calculate your specific savings when browse auto insurance quotes online.

Drop your collision and comprehensive coverage, if its cost is more than the expenses for car repair. This is particularly helpful when your car is an older model. Normally, the cost for collision coverage can reach as high as $450 a year.

Keep and buy your insurance with your other insurance such as homeowners insurance or mortgage life insurance. It can actually save you 15%. It will be even better when you use one company for all of your insurance needs. An additional 15% savings can be had.

Remove duplicate coverage including your medical, if you already have this coverage under your health insurance policy. You can also drop your towing coverage, if you are covered by your AAA club.

Install a security device on your car, such as burglar's alarm or other similar anti-theft device. This will entitle you to a discount on your premiums. If you are not sure if the insurance company you want to buy auto insurance from offers a burglar discounts, ask. Contact them and to get a discount on your insurance rates.

Also ask the insurance company about how they process claims. Some companies are slow in doing this and can take a long time. Others have poor performance in this area and you will be disappointed with their service.

There are sites that devote their websites to reviewing auto insurance online companies. Check out some of these sites to see if they talk about the company you want to buy insurance from. This will save you from buying the wrong insurance.

ARTICLE SPONSOR :

  • Farmers Ins.
    We at farmers are creating a new generation of low cost auto insurance. We specialize in helping you get insurance that is your partner. Looking for specialty car insurance, we can cover you. Find out how we can give you lower insurance.

ARTICLE STATISTICS :

  • 4175Article ID :
  • Rudy SilvaOwner :
  • Free Articles / LifetimeArticle Type
  • November 30, 2014Date Added :
  • NeverExpires :
  • 0Average User Rating :
  • 0Total User Votes :
  • 0Reviews :

RATE ARTICLE :

Please rate this link article.
You must be logged in to be able to rate an article.

USER COMMENTS :

No user reviews have yet been made or approved for this article.

You must be logged in to be able to leave a comment.