when was the post it note first sold
Post-it note 3M launched the product as "Press 'n Peel" in stores in four cities in 1977, but results were disappointing.[7][8] A year later 3M instead issued free samples directly to consumers in Boise, Idaho, with 94 percent of those who tried them indicating they would buy the product.[7] The product was sold as "Post-Its" in 1979 when the rollout introduction began,[9] and was sold across the United States [9] from April 6, 1980.[10] The following year they were launched in Canada and Europe.[11]
Bank of England £20 note The Bank of England Â£20 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second highest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of England. The current cotton note, first issued in 2007, bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and the image of Scottish economist Adam Smith on the reverse. Starting in 2020, the current note will be phased out, to be replaced by a polymer note featuring a portrait of artist J. M. W. Turner in place of Smith.