Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city located in Howard County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 46,113. The city is the county seat of Howard County{{GR|6}}. Kokomo is Indiana's 11th largest city.

"City of Firsts" Inventions

• 1894 - Elwood Haynes makes the first successful trial run of his "Horseless Carriage" on Pumpkinvine Pike.
• 1894 - The first Pneumatic Rubber Tire was invented by D.C. Spraker at the Kokomo Rubber Tire Company.
• 1895 - The first Aluminum Casting was developed by William "Billy" Johnson from the Ford and Donnelly Foundry.
• 1902 - The first Carburetor was invented by George Kingston.
• 1906 - The first Stellite Cobalt-Base Alloy was discovered by Elwood Haynes.
• 1912 - Stainless Steel was invented by Elwood Haynes as a response to his wife's desire for tableware that wouldn't tarnish.
• 1918 - The Howitzer Shell, used in World War I, was created by the Superior Machine Tool Company.
• 1918 - The first Aerial Bomb with Fins was first produced by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company.
• 1920 - The Mechanical Corn Picker was created by John Powell.
• 1926 - Carl Molin developed Dirilyte Golden Hued Tableware.
• 1928 - The first canned tomato juice was created by Walter Kemp from Kemp Brothers Canning Company in response to a physician's need for baby food.
• 1938 - The first Push-Button Car Radio was created at Delco Radio Division of General Motors Corporation.
• 1941 - Globe American Stove Company manufactured the first all metal life boats and rafts.
• 1947 - The first Signal Seeking Car Radio was created by the Delco Radio Division of General Motors.
• 1957 - Delco Radio Division of General Motors developed the first All Transistor Car Radio.
• 2001 - McDonalds opens the first "McDonalds Diner" on Lincoln Road in Kokomo