The first known photograph of a tornado was taken near Howard, South Dakota on this day in 1884. Did you know that: • William Herschel discovered Saturn’s moon – Enceladus – on this day in 1789• Caleb Bradham renamed his carbonated soft drink “Pepsi-Cola” on this day in 1898• Thomas Jacob “Jack” Black is an […]
Tom Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker born on this day in 1961. Did you know that: • The first successful oil well was drilled near Titusville by Edwin Drake on this day in 1859• Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken applied to patent the all-purpose zipper on this day in 1913• The […]
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary born on this day in 1910. Did you know that: • Charles Thurber patented a typewriter on this day in 1843• Harry Houdini escaped from chains underwater at the Aquatic Park in fifty-seven seconds on this day in 1907• Dylan O’Brien is an American actor […]
China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer born on this day in 1998. Did you know that: • Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in 1609• The National Park Service was established by the Congress with the “National Park Service Organic Act” on this day in 1916• Momofuku […]
Chef George Crum prepared the first potato chips at Moon’s Lake House on this day in 1853. Did you know that: • Cornelius Swarthout patented a stove-top waffle iron on this day in 1869• Rupert Grint is an English actor born on this day in 1988• A patent for a Bubble Dispensing Doll was issued […]
Lunar Orbiter one took the first photograph of the Earth from the Moon on this day in 1966. Did you know that: • The first one-way streets opened in London on this day in 1617• Marie Ashton completed playing the piano, creating a female record of playing for 133 hours, on this day in 1958• […]
The BBC began experimental regular television broadcasts on this day in 1932. Did you know that: • William Sheppard was issued a patent for his “Improved Liquid Soap” on this day in 1865• Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day in 1902• NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft provided photographic proof of the existence of Neptune’s […]
Born on this day in 1986, Usain Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. Did you know that: • John Hampton patented Venetian blinds on this day in 1841• The first practical adding & listing machine (calculator) was patented by William Burroughs on this day in […]
Born on this day in 1890, Howard Philips (H.P.) Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. Did you know that: • The first commercial radio station began operating in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1920• Andrew Garfield is an American-British actor born on this day in 1983• Demi Lovato […]
Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman born on this day in 1883. Did you know that: • Dmitri Mendeleev made a solo ascent by balloon above Klin, Russia to observe an eclipse on this day in 1887• Malcolm Forbes, a famous publisher who founded Forbes Magazine, was born on this […]
Max Factor Jr., CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics and son of the founder and inventor Max Factor, was born on this day in 1904. Did you know that: • French Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium in the solar spectrum during an eclipse on this day in 1868• A weather map was televised for the first time […]
