Tag: Leonardo da Vinci

Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, inventor, and architect born on this day in 1452• Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” was published in London on this day in 1755• […]

The Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster introduced the first electric watch, The Hamilton Electric 500, on this day in 1957. Did you know that: • Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tested a flying machine on this day in 1496• Oleomargarine was patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, on this day in 1871• Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs […]