This Day, That Year – December 3

Stephen Rubin, an English shoe manufacturer and inventor of the Reebok and Adidas line of shoes, was born on this day in 1937.

Did you know that:

• Astronomer Anders Celsius took the measurements that confirmed Newton’s theory that the earth was an ellipsoid rather than the previously accepted sphere on this day in 1736
• James and Jovee Coulter patented a glow-in-the-dark glove on this day in 1996
• The first pizza party in space was held by astronauts of the International Space Station on this day in 2017