Comments on: Best of ’07 http://chrisbrummel.com/best-of-07 The personal journal of Chris Brummel, who is currently evaluating his pizza-in-a-cup options. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:33:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Curtis Retherford http://chrisbrummel.com/best-of-07/comment-page-1#comment-4 Curtis Retherford Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:00:38 +0000 http://chrisbrummel.com/best-of-07#comment-4 My best of '07: The Romanian Peasants' Revolt. The first cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London. Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington officially opens for business. UPS is founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington. A committee of the Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language, made up of academics including Otto Jespersen, Wilhelm Ostwald and Roland Eotvos meet in Paris to select a language for international use. The committee ultimately decides to reform Esperanto. James Murray Spangler invents the first Hoover vacuum cleaner. My best of ’07:

The Romanian Peasants’ Revolt.

The first cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.

Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington officially opens for business.

UPS is founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington.

A committee of the Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language, made up of academics including Otto Jespersen, Wilhelm Ostwald and Roland Eotvos meet in Paris to select a language for international use. The committee ultimately decides to reform Esperanto.

James Murray Spangler invents the first Hoover vacuum cleaner.

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