This day in history we feature Jack Ma. He is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist born on this day in 1964. Trivia – Jack Ma Jack Ma Yun is the co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. In addition, he co-founded Yunfeng Capital, a Chinese private equity firm. […]
This day in history we feature the Dubai Metro. The first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated on this day in 2009. Trivia – Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently operated by the French company […]
This day in history we feature Star Trek. The first episode of the science-fiction television series Star Trek, was aired on this day in 1966. Trivia – Star Trek Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star […]
This day in history we feature ESPN. It is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., debuted on this day in 1979. Trivia – ESPN ESPN, in full Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded by Bill […]
This day in history we feature Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. This university is one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America, founded on this day in 1943. Trivia – Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) (English: Monterrey Institute […]
This day in history we feature Voyager 1. NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1 as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System on this day in 1977. Trivia – Voyager 1 Voyager 1 program was launched to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun’s heliosphere. Launched 16 days […]
This day in history we feature Beyoncé. She is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress born on this day in 1981. Trivia – Beyoncé Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling […]
This day in history we feature eBay. eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California and was founded by Pierre Omidyar on this day in 1995. Trivia – eBay eBay facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay is a multibillion-dollar business with operations in about 32 countries, as […]
This day in history we feature Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google, launched on this day in 2008. Trivia – Google Chrome Google Chrome was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Later they ported to Linux, macOS, […]
This day in history we feature the Voyager 1. On this day in 2012, the Voyager 1 space probe, entered interstellar space. Trivia – Voyager 1 Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond […]
This day in history we feature Stephen Fry. English comedian-actor-writer Stephen Fry was born on this day in 1957. Trivia – Stephen Fry, comedian-actor-writer Stephen John Fry is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, […]
