List of things invented in America

[discojoe]

Lightning rod

Mail order

Swivel chair

Bifocals

Hardtack crackers

Refrigeration

Lobster trap

Circular saw

Dental floss

Morse code

Threshing machine

Combine harvester

Wrench

Revolver

Safety pin

Gas mask

Potato chips

Clothespin

Breast pump

Condensed milk

Toilet paper (rolled)

Monkey wrench

Burglar alarm

Can opener

Escalator

Modern oil well

Repeating rifle

Vacuum cleaner

Postcard

Machine gun (revolving)

Ratchet wrench

Breakfast cereal

Roller skates (four-wheeled)

Urinal (restroom version)

Motorcycle

Paper clip

Barbed wire

Tape measure

Paper bag

Clothes hanger

Fire hydrant

Chewing gum

Pipe wrench

Cream cheese

Diner

Jeans

Earmuffs

Fire sprinkler

QWERTY

Airbrush

Tattoo machine

Phonograph

Cash register

Metal detector

Electric fan

Thermostat

Dissolvable pill

Machine gun

Fountain pen

Skyscraper

Dishwasher

Telephone directory

Drinking straw

Revolving door

Paper towel

Ferris wheel

Gas-operated reloading

Tesla coil

Traveler's check

Zipper

Tractor

Radio

Jackhammer

Mousetrap

Comic book

Charcoal briquette

Remote control

Flashlight

Vertical filing cabinet

Thumbtack

Assembly line production

Disposable safety razor

Hearing aid

Teddy bear

Air conditioning

Tea bag

Crayons

Airplane

Windshield wipers

Automatic transmission

AC power plugs and sockets

Fly swatter

Muffler

Headset

Autopilot

Traffic cone

Fortune cookie

Supermarket

Pop-up toaster

Flowchart

Adhesive bandage

Power steering

Jukebox

Ice cube tray

Bubble gum

Electric razor

Air traffic control

Sunglasses

Frozen food

Electric guitar

Tape dispenser

Nylon

Teflon

Soft serve ice cream

Deodorant

Napalm

Microwave oven

Cruise control

Mobile phone

Acrylic paint

Cat litter

Video games

Cable television

Atomic clock

Credit card

Leaf blower

Disposable diaper

Cooler

Wetsuit

Golf cart

Polio vaccine

Barcode

Automatic sliding doors

Hard disk drive

Videotape

Laser

Weather satellite

Kevlar

Compact disc

Airbag

Laser printer

Smoke detector

Mousepad

Wireless local area network

Personal computer

Microprocessor

E-mail

Heimlich maneuver

Digital camera

Ethernet

Magnetic resonance imaging

Internet

Blogging

Global Positioning System

JavaScript

[sarinana]

You forgot Gays.

[discojoe]

You forgot Gays.

And queers.

[Capitalist Pig]

And Texas.

[Drommel]

Pop Tarts! You forgot Pop Tarts, the most important breakfast food ever created by man.

[Not A Communist Shill]

many of these claims seem suspect

[discojoe]

many of these claims seem suspect

I got them from Wikipedia, and each item linked to a page that explained the origin of the item. So they're theoretically suspect, but I think pretty much all of them are probably legit.

[xerx]

Yeah well if it wasn't for England you'd be posting that list in French.

[Wynch]

Side note: The second choice for official language in the USA was German, so your proposition is false.

Secondary side note: 60% of the English language is rooted in Old French, so technically English is mostly bastardized French anyways.

Lastly, no invention can compete with the Canadian ingenuity of the Ross Rifle and the MacAdam Shield Shovel.

[munenori2]

Don't forget Russia:

AK-47

Vodka

[smilodon]

Side note: The second choice for official language in the USA was German, so your proposition is false.

Secondary side note: 60% of the English language is rooted in Old French, so technically English is mostly bastardized French anyways.

Lastly, no invention can compete with the Canadian ingenuity of the Ross Rifle and the MacAdam Shield Shovel.

Side note: US has no official language. The vote to which you refer had to with whether or not to also publish government documents in German.

[Linas]

Don't forget Lithuania:

Socionics

Rocket science

[Absurd]

Rope.

[Linas]

Rope? haha, we love ropes in Lith..

[xerx]

Side note: The second choice for official language in the USA was German, so your proposition is false.

If it hadn't been for English colonization, the French would have stayed in control of most of North America. Unless the Spanish or Dutch took over.