Although Goodyear welted shoes are synonymous with English made footwear, the name and machinery used was in fact the invention of an American by the name of Charles Goodyear Jr, son of the great inventor Charles Goodyear, who invented vulcanised rubber.
What does AM and PM stand for? AMâalso spelled âamâ or âa.m.ââis the abbreviation for ante meridiem, a Latin phrase meaning âbefore noon.â PMâalso spelled âpmâ or âp.m.ââis the abbreviation for post meridiem, which simply means âafter noon.â Noon, of course, refers to the middle of the day.
00:00:01 A.M. (see also leap seconds). To avoid confusion timetables, when scheduling around midnight, prefer to use either 23:59 or 00:01 to avoid confusion as to which day is being referred to. It is after Noon that P.M. starts e.g. 00:00:01 PM (12:00:01). A.M. abbreviation ante meridiem.