Moses Coates patented an Apple Paring machine on this day in 1803. Did you know that: • James Davenport received the first textile machinery patent on this day in 1794• A firearm was patented by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson on this day in 1854• The original “Dracula” film starring Bela Lugosi as the titular […]
Listening to Music is an Experience, be it Radio or through a music streaming platform, what adds more flavor to the music you are listening to is the unpredictability of which song will be played next or what info the presenter will share with us. Imagine this song playing on Radio:- Phir le aaya Dil…..listening […]
The Spanish Radio Academy requested a World Radio Day in front of UNESCO’s Executive Board. After extensive consultation, the board recommended UNESCO’s 36th session of the General Conference to celebrate World Radio Day on this day. Did you know that: • Tycho Brahe was the first to sketch the “Tychonic system” of the solar system […]
A couple from Western Australia are preparing for their retirement after taking home $1.9 million (AED6 m) from the state’s lotto pool. The couple revealed they had considered changing their tried and true number selections for the first time in decades after failing to find success. “We’ve been playing the same numbers for 22 years […]
Born on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Did you know that: • Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was born on this day in 1809• Frederick Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask on this day in […]
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman born on this day in 1847. He is best known for his inventions of electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. Did you know that: • Henry Fox Talbot was an English photography pioneer born on this day in 1800• Robert Fulton patented a […]
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, was born on this day in 1960. Did you know that: • Andrew Becker demonstrated his leather-covered diving suit on this day in 1774• The first patent for a fire extinguisher was granted to Alanson Crane on this day in 1863• […]
William Morgan introduced his new sport “Mintonette”, later renamed “Volleyball”, on this day in 1895. Did you know that: • Robert Fulton received a patent for a practical steamboat on this day in 1811• Apollo 14 returned to Earth on this day in 1971• Tom Hiddleston is an English actor born on this day in […]
Born on this day in 1828, Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His best works include ‘Around the World in Thirty Day’s and ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’. Did you know that: • John Ames Sherman patented the first envelope folding and gumming machine on this day in 1898• Charles […]
Charles Dickens was an English writer born on this day in 1812. He created some of the world’s well-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Did you know that: • Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychotherapist and founder of the school of individual psychology, was born on […]
Mary Leakey was a British paleoanthropologist born on this day in 1913. She discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, a species of extinct ape believed to have been ancestral to humans. Did you know that: • Carl Ramsauer, a German research physicist known for his discovery of the Ramsauer–Townsend effect, was born on this day […]
