The first known performance of William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” was before the court of King James I at Whitehall, London on this day in 1606. Did you know that: • Charles Babbage, English inventor of the calculating machine, was born on this day in 1792• James H. Mason patented the first US coffee percolator […]
Walt Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer born on this day in 1901. Did you know that: • The first copies purchased of William Shakespeare’s First Folio were bought by Edward Dering on this day in 1623• Aaron Allen of Boston patented a folding theatre chair on this day […]
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 […]
