May 17 2024
American builder Harry B. Helmsley, the designer of the Empire State Building, was born on this day in 1909. Did you know that:• Benjamin Waterhouse, a physician who tested the first smallpox vaccine, was born on this day in 1754• The […]
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer born on this day in 1847. Did you know that:• A patent was granted to Thomas Jennings for “dry scouring of clothes” on this day in 1821• George Pullman, inventor of […]
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was an American children’s author, illustrator, poet, and animator born on this day in 1904. Did you know that:• Frederick Cook of New Orleans patented a cotton-bale metallic tie on this day […]
Yellowstone became the world’s first national park on this day in 1872. Did you know that:• E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York, began production of the first practical typewriter on this day in 1873• Albert Berry performed the […]
Edward Acheson patented an abrasive he named “carborundum” on this day in 1893. Did you know that:• The erroneous word “Dord” was discovered in the Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition, on this day in 1939• American engineer Wright Forrester […]
Pokémon debuted in the role-playing video game “Pocket Monsters Red and Green” for Game Boy in Japan on this day in 1996. Did you know that:• Russian Chemist Constantin Fahlberg discovered saccharin, an artificial sweetener, on this day in 1879• […]
The Beach Pneumatic Transit, the first attempt to build an underground public transportation system in New York City, was opened on this day in 1870. Did you know that:• John Harvey Kellogg, creator of the flaked-cereal industry and founder of Kellogg Cereal, […]
John Holland was granted a patent for a submarine on this day in 1902. Did you know that:• The first performing monkey was exhibited in New York City on this day in 1751• Samuel Colt patented the first multi-shot revolving-cylinder […]
Steven Jobs, American co-founder of Apple Inc., was born on this day in 1995. Did you know that:• The premiere of George Handel’s opera “Rinaldo” took place at the Queen’s Theatre in London’s Haymarket on this day in 1711• Wilhelm Grimm, […]
Walter Clopton Wingfield patented a game called “sphairistike” on this day in 1874. Did you know that:• Walt Disney’s animated movie “Pinocchio” was released on this day in 1940• Josh Gad is an American actor born on this day in […]
Robert Wadlow, also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, the tallest person in recorded history, was born on this day in 1918. Did you know that:• George Washington, the first president of the United States, was […]
