HomeHistoryON THIS DAYJanuary 3, 1888 ON THIS DAY January 3, 1888 The 'drinking straw' is patented. By Ashley Geelan Friday, January 3, 2025,06:00 0 204 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinTumblr PHOTO: Lawrence Wilson /Wikipedia. The ‘drinking straw’ is patented by American Marvin C. Stone. Tags#ausnews#history#patent#vicnews Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinTumblr Previous articleChild dies in caravan fire in BoortNext articleMoir’s View … Ashley Geelanhttp://www.victoriannews.com.au RELATED ARTICLES ON THIS DAY September 15, 1870: Work commences on the Overland Telegraph Monday, September 15, 2025,00:00 ON THIS DAY September 14, 2015: Turnbull topples Abbott Sunday, September 14, 2025,00:00 ON THIS DAY September 12, 1977: Steve Biko dies Friday, September 12, 2025,00:00 Most Popular Moir’s View … Thursday, November 27, 2025,08:00 Optus outage in Frankston area Wednesday, November 26, 2025,09:39 NZ women charged with importing meth Wednesday, November 26, 2025,08:51 Moir’s View … Wednesday, November 26, 2025,08:00 Load more