The repeal of the Missouri Compromise was more impactful, according to historian Robert Forbes, than the compromise itself. While it effectively settled the question of slavery from 1820 to 1854, its repeal began the sectarian conflict that eventually brought the nation into the Civil War. Vocabulary.
The first popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors of Chicago, Illinois in 1885. In order to test his machine, it was necessary for Charles to operate it on the street as the customer.
That research led to the first microwave popping bag, of which these two gentlemen named above have the patent. Even so, these first bags of microwavable popcorn were just the kernels of corn combined with a convenient popping bag. What we think of modern microwave popcorn was yet to come.