American dentist Dr. William Morton used anesthetic ether for the first time to extract a tooth on this day in 1846. Did you know that: • Antoine J. Balard, a French chemist who discovered bromine, was born on this day in 1802• Samuel Slocum patented the stapler on this day in 1841• Roller skates were invented […]
American oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, became the world’s first billionaire on this day in 1916. Did you know that: • Paul MacCready, an American engineer who created the first human-powered aircraft, was born on this day in 1925• The first electronic telephone answering machine was created by Bell Laboratories on this day in 1950• […]
Jaromir Wagner was the first to fly to the Atlantic standing on the wing of a plane on this day in 1980. Did you know that: • Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovered California, at San Diego Bay, named it San Miguel, and claimed it for Spain on this day in 1542• Donati’s comet became the […]
George Stephenson’s “Locomotion No. 1” became the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England on this day in 1825. Did you know that: • The physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein’s paper introducing the equation E=mc² on this day in 1905• Henry […]
Lilly Singh (formerly known on YouTube as Superwoman) is a Canadian comedian, former talk show host, and YouTuber born on this day in 1988. Did you know that: • Joseph Proust was a French chemist born on this day in 1754, best known for his research work on the steadiness of composition of chemical compounds• Ivan […]
The first transatlantic telephone cable went into operation on this day in 1956. Did you know that: • British physician Dr. Charles Drysdale warned against the use of tobacco in a letter to The Times newspaper on this day in 1878 – one of the earliest public health announcements on the dangers of smoking• Will […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, short story, and screenwriter born on this day in 1896. Did you know that: • Henri Giffard, a French engineer, demonstrated the first engine-powered dirigible/airship flight with steam power on this day in 1852• Georges Claude, the French inventor of neon light, was born on this day […]
A twenty-one-year-old thief stole Jan Vermeer’s painting “The Love Letter” from The Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels on this day in 1971. Did you know that: • Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiphone on this day in 1879• John C. Sheehan, who invented a method for the synthesis of penicillin, was born on […]
Thomas (Tom) Andrew Felton is an English actor and musician born on this day in 1987. He is best known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series based on the fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling. Did you know that: • Michael Faraday, a British physicist and chemist best known for […]
Born on this day in 1947, Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science fiction, and fantasy novels. Did you know that: • Louis Paul Cailletet, a French physicist and inventor who was the first to liquefy oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and air, was born on this day in 1832• Johann […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian retired professional mixed martial artist born on this day in 1988. Did you know that: • George Simpson patented an electric range on this day in 1859• A patent was granted for “synthetic fiber” (nylon) to Wallace Carothers on this day in 1938• The Cryptographic Communications System & Method (RSA) […]
