![#BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #AlexanderMiles PERFECTED the modern-day elevator! [details]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/alexander-miles2-thegamutt.webp?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
Black History is EVERYBODY’S history!!
Alexander Miles was an African-American inventor who was best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator door design in 1887. Contrary to many sources, Miles was not the original inventor of this device. In 1874, 13 years before Miles’ patent was awarded, John W. Meaker was awarded U.S. Patent 147,853 for the invention of the first automatic elevator door system.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #AlexanderMiles PERFECTED the modern-day elevator! [details]![WAKE UP JAM: #JanetJackson dropped #Control40 40 years ago TODAY! [vids]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_1362.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![#BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #CarterGWoodson ‘The Father of Black History’ [details]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dr.-carter-g.-woodson-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
In case you didn’t already know, the creator of Black History Month was historian Carter G. Woodson. Often referred to as the “Father of Black History,” he was notably the second African American to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate degree and is credited with being one of the first scholars to study and research the history of African Americans. ![#Grammys 2026: #JustinBieber STRIPPED down performance in just gym shorts and socks! [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/justin-bieber-grammys-thegamutt.webp?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![WAKE UP JAM: #Shyne ‘Bonnie & Shyne’ feat. #BarringtonLevy [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shyne-bonnie-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![The #Sherri show CANCELED after 4 seasons! [details]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sherri-canceled-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![#Grammys 2026: #MsLaurynHill leads an ALL-STAR cast for the #RobertaFlack #DAngelo tribute! [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dangelo-grammys-tribute-thegamutt.webp?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![WAKE UP JAM: #NickiMinaj ‘Roman Holiday Medley’ [#Grammys]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/nicki-54grammys-thgamutt.webp?w=617&h=372&crop=1)
![#BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #MinnieCox- 1st Black Female Postmaster! [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/minnie-cox-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![WATCH: #RHOP season 10 ep 16 ‘Karen Comes Home’ [full ep]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rhop-10-thegamutt.jpeg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
The Gamutt Blog 