Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initials SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality born on this day in 1965. Did you know that: • The British newspaper “Daily Mirror” began publishing on this day in 1903• Amar Bose, an electrical engineer and the founder and chairman of Bose Corporation, was […]
WH Smith opened its first railway bookstall at Euston Station in London, England on this day in 1848. Did you know that: • William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first presented on this day in 1604• The first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) was displayed on this day in 1939• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an […]
Cornishman Sir Humphry Davy patented the miner’s safety lamp on this day in 1815. Did you know that: • The pagans were known to celebrate the last night of their year on this day in 2,000 B.C. on All Hallow’s Eve, which later became known as Halloween• Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patented the pneumatic bicycle […]
John Loud received a patent for a ballpoint pen on this day in 1888. Did you know that: • Daniel Cooper patented the time clock on this day in 1894• Domenico Melegatti obtained a patent for a procedure to be applied in the industrial production of pandoro on this day in 1894• Clémence Poésy is […]
Bob Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host born on this day in 1942. Did you know that: • Edmond Halley, an English scientist who calculated the orbit for Halley’s Comet, which was then named after him, was born on this day in 1656• “Asterix” was first published in the French magazine […]
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft, born on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on this day in 1636• “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift was published by […]
Born on this day in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, conservationist, and naturalist, who served as the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Did you know that: • Issac Singer, the inventor of the home sewing machine company “Singer”, was born on […]
Charles Post, the inventor of the breakfast cereal Post Cereals, was born on this day in 1854. Did you know that: • Hillary Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker born on this day in 1947• Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and singer born on this day […]
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer born on this day in 1881. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, the satellite of Saturn on this day in 1671• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter born on this day in 1984• Windows […]
A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket, launched from Whites Sands US on this day in 1946, took the first photograph of the earth from outer space. Did you know that: • Alonzo Phillips patented a friction match on this day in 1836• William Lassell discovered Ariel and Umbriel, the satellites of Uranus, […]
The Smurfs first appeared in the story “Johan and Pirlouit” by Belgium cartoonist Peyo on this day in 1958. Did you know that: • The first plastic surgery was performed in England on this day in 1814• A patent for a gas-motor engine was issued to Nicolaus Otto, Francis, and William Crossley on this day […]
