Good News in History, January 3

131 years ago today, inventor Marvin Stone received a U.S. patent for the first ‘artificial drinking straw’, which was made of paper. He used the newfound wealth from his straw business for a variety of philanthropic causes. He furnished lodging for his female employees, including a large library, music room, meeting room, and dancing floor.

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In addition, he and several others built two blocks of tenement houses for African-American residents of Washington, D.C. (1888)

MORE Good News on this Date:

Turkey made peace with Armenia (1921)
National Hockey League player Bobby Hull was born–one of the greatest players of all time, nicknamed “the Golden Jet” for his speed and blonde hair (1939)
Singer–songwriter, musician Stephen Stills—of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, was born in Dallas, Texas (1945)
Apple Computer was incorporated (1977)
Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)
Moscow and the United States cut nuclear warhead stockpiles in half, as Presidents Bush and Yeltsin signed the START II Treaty (1993)
China announced it would spend $27.7 Billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow river valleys (1997)
A record number of women were sworn in as members of the 113th U.S. Congress with 80 new congresswomen joining 20 female senators — a record crop for both chambers (2013)