The Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster introduced the first electric watch, The Hamilton Electric 500, on this day in 1957. Did you know that: • Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tested a flying machine on this day in 1496• Oleomargarine was patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, on this day in 1871• Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs […]
Simon and Schuster book publishing was founded on this day in 1938. Did you know that: • Rudolph Clausius, a German physicist known as one of the founders of thermodynamics, was born on this day in 1822• The first photo of the Moon was taken by French photographer, Louis Daguerre, on this day in 1839• Willis […]
New Year’s Day was celebrated for the first time in history as the Julian calendar took effect on this day in 45 B.C. Did you know that: • The “Daily Universal Register” (Times of London) published its first issue on this day in 1785• The dwarf planet, Ceres, was discovered by an Italian monk, Giuseppe […]
On this day in 1853, a dinner party was held inside a life-sized model of an Iguanodon (ornithopod dinosaur), created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in South London. Did you know that: • Henri Matisse was a French artist born on this day in 1869• Edison gave the first public demonstration of […]
Asa Griggs Candler, an American business tycoon and politician who purchased the Coca-Cola recipe, was born on this day in 1851. Did you know that: • Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced the existence of other galactic systems at meeting of the American Astronomical Society on this day in 1924• The first picture of a comet […]
Charles Macintosh, the inventor of waterproof fabric, was born on this day in 1776. Did you know that: • Thomas Dibdin’s pantomime “Harlequin and Mother Goose” opened at the Covent Garden Theatre, London on this day in 1806• The steam-powered threshing machine was patented by John Avery and Hiram Abial Pitts on this day in […]
Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer born on this day in 1922. Did you know that: • M. Jolly-Bellin discovered dry-cleaning on this day in 1849 when he accidentally spilt a lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing• William Finley Semple patented chewing gum on this day in […]
Salman Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films born on this day in 1965. Did you know that: • Johann Kepler, a German astronomer who discovered elliptical orbits, was born on this day in 1571• George Cayley, founder of the science of aerodynamics and inventor of gliders, […]
The first known performance of William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” was before the court of King James I at Whitehall, London on this day in 1606. Did you know that: • Charles Babbage, English inventor of the calculating machine, was born on this day in 1792• James H. Mason patented the first US coffee percolator […]
The legendary “Christmas Truce” took place on the battlefields of WWI between British and German troops on this day in 1914. Did you know that: • The first definite date Christmas was celebrated on was on this day in 352• Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan born on this […]
James Prescott Joule, the physicist who discovered the principle of conservation of energy, was born on this day in 1818. Did you know that: • Daniel Stover and William Hance patented a bicycle with a coaster brake on this day in 1889• Irving Fisher patented an archiving system with index cards on this day in […]
