The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton for her maiden and final voyage on this day in 1912. Did you know that: • Walter Hunt patented the first safety pin on this day in 1849• Scribner’s Sons published “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald on this day in 1925• Thiokol synthetic rubber was first […]
Eadweard Muybridge, an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, was born on this day in 1830. Did you know that: • Samuel R. Percy patented dried milk on this day in 1872• John Presper Eckert, co-inventor of the first general-purpose electronic computer called the ENIAC, was born on this day in […]
The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo was discovered on the Aegean island of Milos on this day in 1820. Did you know that: • The first fire escape – a wicker basket on a pulley with a chain – was patented on this day in 1766• Milk was sold in glass bottles for […]
English chemist John Walker invented and sold the first operable wooden matches on this day in 1877. Did you know that: • Francis Cabot Lowell, the founder of the first raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill, was born on this day in 1775• The founder of the Kellogg Company, Will Keith Kellogg, was born on this day in […]
The world’s first animated cartoon, “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton, was released on this day in 1906. Did you know that: • Isaac Hodgson was granted a patent for roller skates on this day in 1869• James D. Watson, an American molecular biologist who co-discovered the structure of DNA, was born […]
Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island/Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific on this day in 1722. Did you know that: • Isaac Quintard patented apple cider on this day in 1806• Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started producing inflatable tires on this day in 1923• Dean Kamen, an American inventor of the Segway and […]
Microsoft was founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen on this day in 1975. Did you know that: • Linus Yale, an American portrait painter and inventor of the Yale cylinder lock, was born on this day in 1821• Casparus van Wooden patented chocolate milk powder on this day in 1828• Jack […]
David McIntyre and Sir Douglas Douglas-Hamilton made the first aeroplane flight over the summit of Mt. Everest on this day in 1933. Did you know that: • Jane Goodall is an English primatologist and anthropologist born on this day in 1934• The first atomic-powered spacecraft (SNAP-10A) was launched on this day in 1965• Francis W. […]
Walter Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation, was born on this day in 1875. Did you know that: • Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author born on this day in 1805, best known for his literary fairy tales• H. L. Fizeau and Leon Foucault took the first photo of the Sun on this […]
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents’ house on this day in 1976. Did you know that: • William Harvey, an English physician who was the first to recognize the full circulation of blood, was born on this day in 1578• New Orleans businessman, Oliver Pollock, created the […]
Built for the Exposition Universelle, the Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris on this day in 1889. Did you know that: • Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, German inventor of the Bunsen burner, was born on this day in 1811• Dugald Clerk, inventor of the 2-stroke motorcycle engine, was born on this day in 1854• Wabash became […]
