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.
AM is an abbreviation of the Latin words ante meridiem meaning before noon.It is used to designate the time from midnight to noon. It is also used in radio communication to mean Amplitude Modulation. A.M. is an acronym for the Latin term, Anti Meridian, (Before Noon).M is an abbreviation of the Latin words ante meridiem meaning before noon.