Wanamaker
Americannoun
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“Denny devised a miniature radio plane, remote-controlled, which became the basis for drones in World War II,” and was used to train fighter pilots, Wanamaker says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
Early motion pictures were obsessed with movement, Wanamaker says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
The closest thing to Black Friday was the January White Sales, invented by the Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker in 1878.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Now the focus turns to Schauffele, the Olympic gold medalist from the Tokyo Games in 2021 who is trying to bag a silver prize — the heavy Wanamaker Trophy — for his first major.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
They selected John Wanamaker and paid him $1,000 a year.
From Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades by Sanford, Chester Milton
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