June 7, 1927 – Cleveland brothers Fredrick G. and William M. Foberth are issued a patent for the pneumatic-powered windshield wiper. Go fast? So do the wipers. Go slow? So do the wipers. Eventually electric motors do away with pneumatic wipers but for a time, the Foberths are in high cotton.
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