The first motion picture was shown to a theater audience in Philadelphia on this day in 1870. Did you know that: • The Kinematoscope was patented by Coleman Sellers on this day in 1861• Samuel Goodale patented the first moving picture show machine on this day in 1861• Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer […]
Born on this day in 1913, Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Did you know that: • J. W. Goodrich introduced the first rubber galoshes on this day in 1824• Louis Perlman received a patent for a demountable wheel […]
The world’s first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland on this day in 1815. Did you know that: • Bartolomeu Dias discovered São Bras, now known as Mossel Bay, on this day in 1488• Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, was born on this day in […]
Playmobil toys, designed by Hans Beck, debuted at the Nuremberg Toy Fair on this day in 1974. Did you know that: • James Oliver invented the removable tempered steel plough blade on this day in 1869• Ethyl gasoline was first marketed in Dayton, Ohio on this day in 1923• Alfonso Alvarez received a patent for […]
Thomas Edison completed the world’s first movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey on this day in 1893. Did you know that: • The first U.S. patent for an improvement to steamships was issued to Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet on this day in 1788• Matthews, Tansil, and Fannin obtained a patent for a digital […]
Ham the chimpanzee flew a suborbital flight on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission, becoming the first primate to be sent to space on this day in 1961. Did you know that: • Gail Borden announced his invention of evaporated milk on this day in 1851• Astronomer Alvan Graham Clark made the first observation of Sirius B […]
The lifeboat was first tested at sea by Mr Greathead on this day in 1790. Did you know that: • James Ritty and John Birch received a patent for the cash register on this day in 1883• Phil Collins is an English singer-songwriter and record producer born on this day in 1951• Ernő Rubik applied […]
Born on this day in 1860, Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, considered to be one of the greatest writers in the world. Did you know that: • Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “The Raven”, was first published in The Evening Mirror newspaper on this day in 1845• Charles Steinmetz patented a system […]
London’s Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight on this day in 1807. Did you know that: • Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” was published by Thomas Egerton in the UK on this day in 1813• A patent was granted to chemist Louis Pasteur for a process of brewing beer and ale on […]
Born on this day in 1832, Lewis Carroll was an English writer of children’s fiction, known for his facility with wordplay, logic, and fantasy. Some of his famous works include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Did you know that: • A patent was granted to Thomas Edison for an electric incandescent […]
Hans Selye was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist born on this day in 1907. He is known for his work on the hypothetical response of an organism to stress. Did you know that: • The first electric dental drill was patented by George Green on this day in 1875• The world’s largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, […]
