Gutzon Borglum was an American sculptor born on this day in 1867, best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. Did you know that: • Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on this day in 1655• Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville received a patent for his phonautograph on this day in 1857• Irving […]
Dutch mathematician, Christiaan Huygens, patented the pocket watch on this day in 1675. Did you know that: • William Griggs, the inventor of the photo-chromo lithography, was born on this day in 1832• The first escalator was installed at London Underground at Earl’s Court Station on this day in 1911• The patent for an antibiotic […]
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus opened with the first complete performance of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle on this day in 1876. Did you know that: • Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered the Martian south polar cap on this day in 1642• William Gray of Hartford patented the coin-operated telephone on this day in 1889• Sebastian Stan is […]
