July 12 (UPI) -- Paper Bag Day, celebrated annually on July 12, commemorates the anniversary of inventor William Goodale patenting a paper bag machine in 1859. The holiday commemorates June 12, 1859, the day Goodale obtained a patent for his machine, designed to assemble paper bags. Advertisement Francis Wolle, patented the first paper bag machine in 1852, but Goodale's machine also cut the paper to prepare it to be folded into the shape of the bag. Further improvements to the process were made by Margaret E. Knight, who designed a machine that gave paper bags their recognizable flat-bottoms in 1870. Her contributions led to her being known as "the mother of the grocery bag." Other holidays and observances for July 12, 2022, include Cow Appreciation Day, Different Colored Eyes Day, Etch a Sketch Day, National Eat Your Jello Day, National Pecan Pie Day, New Conversations Day, Night of Nights, Orangemen's Day and Simplicity Day. Read More International Bikini Day celebrates skimpy bathing suit's 1946 debut On This Day: Anti-disco demonstration takes over Comiskey Park Famous birthdays for July 12: Topher Grace, Malala Yousafzai Topics Google Latest Headlines Odd News // 20 hours ago Four escaped emus on the loose in Danville July 29 (UPI) -- Residents of an Illinois county are being warned to keep an eye out for four loose emus that escaped from their owner's property. Odd News // 20 hours ago New Mexico road sign corrected after misspelling 'Albuquerque' July 29 (UPI) -- Officials in New Mexico said a highway sign in the East Mountains was corrected after travelers pointed out the word "Albuquerque" was missing its "r." Odd News // 21 hours ago Loose wallaby spotted hours after another wallaby's capture in Belgium July 29 (UPI) -- Police in Belgium said a wallaby was spotted on the loose just hours after another animal of the same species was captured. Odd News // 22 hours ago India girl roller skates under 20 cars in 13.74 seconds, breaks world record July 29 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old girl from India broke a Guinness World Record for "limbo skating" when she strapped on her roller skates and glided under 20 cars in 13.74 seconds. Odd News // 23 hours ago 491 people make slime at Montreal museum for Guinness World Record July 29 (UPI) -- A Guinness World Record was broken at a Montreal museum when 491 people participated in a slime-making lesson. Odd News // 1 day ago Lynx captured after days on the loose in Long Island July 29 (UPI) -- A Lynx on the loose in New York's Long Island region has been captured after three days on the loose. Odd News // 1 day ago 5,791 packaged foods spell out company's name for world record July 29 (UPI) -- A Michigan-based grocery store chain broke a Guinness World Record when interns used 5,791 packaged food products to spell out the company's name. Odd News // 1 day ago Owner searching for zebra on the loose in Missouri July 29 (UPI) -- A Missouri man is on the hunt for a zebra that escaped from his property in Miller County and has been on the run for four days. Odd News // 1 day ago Missouri lottery players win $50,000 after playing same numbers for 30 years July 29 (UPI) -- Two Missouri lottery players won a $50,000 jackpot after using the same numbers they'd been playing for the last 30 years. Odd News // 1 day ago Alligator captured at daycare center in Georgia July 28 (UPI) -- Police and a professional reptile wrangler were summoned to a Georgia daycare to round up an alligator spotted under a chair outside the building.
July 12 (UPI) -- Paper Bag Day, celebrated annually on July 12, commemorates the anniversary of inventor William Goodale patenting a paper bag machine in 1859.
The holiday commemorates June 12, 1859, the day Goodale obtained a patent for his machine, designed to assemble paper bags. Advertisement
Francis Wolle, patented the first paper bag machine in 1852, but Goodale's machine also cut the paper to prepare it to be folded into the shape of the bag.
Further improvements to the process were made by Margaret E. Knight, who designed a machine that gave paper bags their recognizable flat-bottoms in 1870. Her contributions led to her being known as "the mother of the grocery bag."
Other holidays and observances for July 12, 2022, include Cow Appreciation Day, Different Colored Eyes Day, Etch a Sketch Day, National Eat Your Jello Day, National Pecan Pie Day, New Conversations Day, Night of Nights, Orangemen's Day and Simplicity Day.