This Day, That Year – December 6

London became the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs on this day in 1897.

Did you know that:

• Thomas Edison recorded himself reciting “Mary had a little lamb” on this day in 1877
• The world’s first pediatric heart transplant took place on this day in 1967
• Judd Apatow is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian born on this day in 1967