Gideon Sundback receives U.S. patent for the zipper 100 years ago today (1913)

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(Tuesday, April 29, 1913) — Swedish-born engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, N.J., received a U.S. patent for a “separable fastener” — later known as the zipper.