This Day in Patent History - On January 5, 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented "The Landlord's Game", the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate teachings of the progressive era economist Henry George

This Day in Patent History – On January 5, 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented “The Landlord’s Game”, the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate teachings of the progressive era economist Henry George.

PatentYogi_On January 5, 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented The Landlords Game, the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate teachings of the progressive era economist Henry George