Born on this day in 1942, Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer, and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Did you know that: • The Juliana, the first steam-powered ferryboat, began operating on this day in 1811• A patent for a collapsible tube used for […]
Henry Ford received a patent for an automobile transmission mechanism on this day in 1911. Did you know that: • Neptune’s moon, Triton, was discovered by William Lassell on this day in 1846• John Wesley Hyatt patented the billiard ball made from cellulose nitrate (celluloid) on this day in 1865• Issac R. Johnson patented the […]
Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, patented the first calliope on this day in 1855. Did you know that: • Karl Schwarzschild, a German physicist and astronomer, was born on this day in 1873• The first telephone conversation between a moving car and a plane was on this day in 1947• Bella Hadid is an American […]
Supernova “Kepler’s nova” was first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy on this day in 1604. Did you know that: • Jack Broughton designed padded gloves on this day in 1818 – first used in a competitive boxing match at Aix-la-Chapelle in France• Karl Nessler demonstrated the first ‘permanent wave’ for hair in London […]
The oldest existing airline, the KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, was established on this day in 1919. Did you know that: • Cyrus Chambers Jr patented the folding machine to fold books and newspapers on this day in 1856• Simon Cowell is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive born on this day in 1959• […]
Dr. Charles H Sheppard opened the first public bath in Brooklyn on this day in 1863. Did you know that: • Benjamin Hanks patented a self-winding clock on this day in 1783• Thomas Edison presented his first motion picture on this day in 1889• Electric photography, now referred to as xerography or photocopying, was patented […]
Louis Lumière, a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema, was born on this day in 1864. Did you know that: • The first Little Orphan Annie-strip appeared in The New York City Daily News on this day in 1924• The first non-stop transpacific flight between […]
Dutch mathematician, Christiaan Huygens, patented the pocket watch on this day in 1675. Did you know that: • William Griggs, the inventor of the photo-chromo lithography, was born on this day in 1832• The first escalator was installed at London Underground at Earl’s Court Station on this day in 1911• The patent for an antibiotic […]
Patrick Manson, considered the “father of tropical medicine”, was born on this day in 1844. Did you know that: • Elvis Presley’s first public appearance was at the age of ten on this day in 1945• The transistor was patented by Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain on this day in 1950• Tessa Thompson is an American […]
Born on this day in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule. Did you know that: • J Osterhoudt patented the tin can with a key opener on this day in 1866• Beatrix Potter’s “The […]
Walt Disney World Resorts opened in Bay Lake, Florida on this day in 1971. The resort opened with the Magic Kingdom theme park featuring the Cinderella Castle. Did you know that: • “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott was published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston on this day in 1868• The Ford Model […]
