English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus on this day in 1690 without realizing it was undiscovered. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, a satellite of Saturn, on this day in 1672• Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was born on this day in 1732• Thomas Edison patented a magneto-electric machine on […]
Thomas Edison created the first string of Christmas tree lights on this day in 1882. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison’s phonograph was announced by Scientific American on this day in 1877• Grote Reber, inventor of the first parabolic radio telescope, was born on this day in 1911• Meghan Trainor is an American singer-songwriter […]
Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium on this day in 1898. Did you know that: • Jean-Henri Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author born on this day in 1823• The first crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) was printed in New York World on this day in 1913• Samuel L. Jackson is an […]
“Grimm’s Fairy Tales” or “Children’s and Household Tales” by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm was first published on this day in 1812. Did you know that: • Albert Jones of New York patented corrugated paper or cardboard on this day in 1871• Elvis Presley received his draft notice to join the US Army for National […]
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was published on this day in 1843. Did you know that: • Mark Twain received the first of his three patents for suspenders on this day in 1871• Criss Angel is an American magician, illusionist, and musician born on this day in 1967• Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor […]
Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter born on this day in 1946. Did you know that: • Joseph John Thomson, known for his discovery of the electron, was an English physicist born on this day in 1856• Dr Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” aired for the first time on CBS […]
The Wright brothers made the first sustained motorized aircraft flight on this day in 1903. Did you know that: • Humphry Davy, best known for his discovery of elements such as potassium and sodium, was an English chemist born on this day in 1778• A patent was granted to John and Joseph Inshaw for the invention […]
Ethan and Grayson Dolan, collectively known as the Dolan Twins, are an American comedy duo born on this day in 1999. The twins rose to prominence in May, seven years ago. Did you know that: • Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone on this day in 1913• Arthur C. Clarke, an English science […]
Gustave Eiffel was a French engineer and architect born on this day in 1832. He is best known for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Did you know that: • The State of Holland granted a patent for a windmill with a crankshaft on this day in 1593• German Astronomer, Simon Marius was the first to […]
The first military academy in the world, the Theresian Military Academy, was founded in Austria on this day in 1751. Did you know that: • Artificial pearls made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales were first manufactured by M. Jacquin in Paris on this day in 1656• David Wilkinson patented a nut & bolt […]
Francis Drake set sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world on this day in 1577. Did you know that: • Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted the South Island of present-day New Zealand on this day in 1642• A patent for a dry dock was issued to John Adamson on this day in 1816• […]
