8.09.17 On This Date In 1859, Nathan Ames, an American author, was granted a patent for ‘revolving stairs’ – now known as the escalator.

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Holly Brenza
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Holly Brenza, health enews contributor, is a public affairs coordinator on the content team at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. In her free time, Holly enjoys reading, watching the White Sox and Blackhawks, playing with her dog, Bear and running her cats' Instagram account, @strangefurthings.