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D6 - The History
D6 - The History

The modern zipper

Gideon Sundback's 'hookless fastener' worked reliably. It went on boots first and only reached trousers and dresses in the 1930s.

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AI boom

AI boom

Business2022 – 2026
Ancient Egypt (the pharaohs)

Ancient Egypt (the pharaohs)

Politics & warc. 3100 BCE – 30 BCE
Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

Politics & warc. 800 BCE – 146 BCE
Atlantic slave trade

Atlantic slave trade

Politics & warc. 1526 – 1867
Aztec Empire

Aztec Empire

Politics & war1428 – 1521
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire

Politics & war330 – 1453
Cold War

Cold War

Politics & warc. 1947 – 1991
Dot-com bubble

Dot-com bubble

Business1995 – 2002
1913
Invention | The modern zipper