to record the present and save it for the future. vhs cassettes were cheaper to make and record longer periods of time but still beta hung on for 40 years. on this day in 1903, a woman got a patent for a windshield wiper. some drivers would stick their heads out the window during a storm. that s what they would do. the woman named mary anderson drew a plan for a window cleaning device. she never made any money from the thing. one company refused to buy it because execs said they didn t think it had any practical value. the patent expired but windshield wipers became standard on most cars a decade later. now they re on planes after a woman secured a right for a revolutionary new idea 112 years ago today. should news break out of serious nature, we ll bring in