150 years ago in business

Swiss pharmacist Henri Nestle created a substitute for breast milk for infants unable to nurse.

Swedish chemical engineer Alfred Nobel patented a new explosive that made nitroglycerine safer to use in industry. The invention was called dynamite.

French trapeze artist Jules Leotard thrilled audiences Europe with his skills — and his new clothing, a one-piece garment that made movement easy. Today it is called, not unexpectedly, the leotard.