June 10 - National Ballpoint Pen Day

 

 Happy National Ballpoint Pen Day! Grab your ballpoint pen and write the day on your calendar.  

 

On June 10th of each year, National Ballpoint Pen Day recognizes the useful writing utensil and commemorates the anniversary of the patent filing on June 10, 1943. 

However, users of the ballpoint pen have marked their calendars already. This was because they knew that this day would be write around the corner. 

June 10 of each year, National Ballpoint Pen Day recognizes the useful writing utensil and commemorates the anniversary of the patent filing on this day in 1943.  

Before 1943, anyone who wanted to write a letter or scribble some notes on a piece of paper used a fountain pen or pencil. 

Now, the dominant writing instrument, the ballpoint pen was originally conceived and developed as a cleaner and more reliable alternative to the quill and fountain pens.  

In earlier years, many attempts by inventors led to failed patents as their inventions did not deliver the ink evenly. They also had overflow and clogging issues.  

However, in June of 1943, Hungarian-Argentine inventor László Biró, along with his chemist brother György, obtained their patent for the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. 

In doing so, they revolutionized how many write letters and conduct business. 

The first ballpoint pen had been invented roughly fifty years earlier by American inventor John J. Loud, but it did not attain commercial success. 

Today, manufacturers produce ballpoint pens by the millions and sell them worldwide. 

As a promotional tool, ballpoint pens find their way into our hands from advertisers of all sorts assuring that we always have a ballpoint pen handy as well. 

On September 29, 2016, the 117th anniversary of his birth, Google commemorated Bíró with a Google Doodle for "his relentless, forward-thinking spirit". 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Grab a ballpoint pen and write a letter to someone. Other ways to celebrate include:

• • create a doodle. 

• • post the most clever ballpoint pen used for advertising. 

• • make a list. 

• • create a memo. 

• • circle your favorite days on your calendar. 

Use #BallpointPenDay when using social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this inventive holiday. 

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