My favorite genre of music is the blues, and one of the best blues of the early 20's is Mr. Johnson, so I just want to share this with people.
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Lonnie Johnson - Another Night to Cry
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December 18, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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( #JCKaelin here: Yet another multi-pioneer #BlackMusician largely forgotten & destitute!
#OTD #TDIH #February8, 1899: #BOTD: #HBD #LonnieJohnson! #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #Violinists #BluesPioneers #JazzPioneers #GiantsOfMusic #GreatMusicians #Blues #Jazz
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February 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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🌍💡 #LonnieJohnson, is an engineer and inventor! 🔍🚀 He created the Super Soaker water gun, Nerf blaster, and contributed to renewable energy technology! 💦🔋 #DvilleTech #TechItOut
February 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Friends became enemies, enemies became friends, all was fair in love and water war!
#supersoaker #90s #toys #kids #NASA #STEM #LonnieJohnson
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NASA Spacecraft Engineer Invented the Super Soaker & Made the '90s a Totally Awesome Decade for Kids
Back in the ‘90s, almost every kid on the playground had a Super Soaker. Teams were assembled, rules were laid down and strategies were made
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May 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Happy B'Day Oct 25 to Eddie Lang (Blind Willie Dunn) jazz & blues guitar hero famed for work w/ Lonnie Johnson (1902-1933)!
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October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Celebrating Black History Month
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackLivesMatter #LonnieJohnson #SuperSoaker #NerfDartGun
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Did You Know?
The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties.
In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.
The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties.
In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.
February 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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This is Black History ✊🏾 #LonnieJohnson #SuperSoaker 💦 🔫
February 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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🔊 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC Radio 3's #EarlierWithJoolsHolland
Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang:
🎵 Blue Room Blues
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▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Blue Room Blues
Lonnie Johnson, Blind Willie Dunn · Song · 2009
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July 6, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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In celebration of Black History Month, we're highlighting the lives and legacies of great Black Americans. Today we also celebrate inventor and aerospace engineer Lonnie Johnson. You can learn more about his work here: lonniejohnson.com @sonomastateuniversity #BlackHistoryMonth #lonniejohnson
February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #June16, 1970: #DOTD: #RIP #LonnieJohnson. #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #Violinists #BluesPioneers #JazzPioneers #Blues #Jazz #JazzSky #BluesSky #MusicSky
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June 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Celebrate Juneteenth with a sale on some of our recent books in African American Studies! Use discount code JUNE19 at checkout for 30% off. Sale ends 6/30: bit.ly/4cw8VBW #Juneteenth #AfricanAmerican #Philadelphia #LonnieJohnson #Music #LydiaHamiltonSmith #Photography
June 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Get acquainted with #inventor #LonnieJohnson, a spacecraft systems engineer, who came up with the idea for the toy while tinkering with a new type of heat pump for refrigerators & air conditioners during his spare time in 1982.
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NASA Spacecraft Engineer Invented the Super Soaker & Made the '90s a Totally Awesome Decade for Kids
Back in the ‘90s, almost every kid on the playground had a Super Soaker. Teams were assembled, rules were laid down and strategies were made
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