1994
The Channel Tunnel – also called the “Chunnel” – opens, connecting the United Kingdom to France beneath the English Channel.
It includes the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world.
3M develops a water-resistant bandage with the Nexcare™ Active™ Strips Flexible Foam Bandage.
Unlike earlier bandages, the new ones stick to wet skin.
3M is the first to use anti-microbial technology to create O-Cel-O™ StayFresh™ Sponges.
The new cleaning sponges kill germs that cause bad odors.