May 02 2024
The world’s first locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive, ran along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil on this day in 1804. Did you know that:• The first known sewing machine was patented by John Greenough on this […]
John Drummond received a patent for candle moulds on this day in 1846. Did you know that:• Cyrus Baldwin patented the hydraulic electric elevator on this day in 1872• Luther Crowell patented a machine that manufactured the square-bottom paper grocery […]
Thomas Edison received a patent for his gramophone on this day in 1878. Did you know that:• Nicolaus Copernicus, the first to formulate a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its centre, was born […]
Auguste Bartholdi was awarded a patent for his design of the Statue of Liberty on this day in 1879. Did you know that:• Alessandro Volta, an Italian inventor of the electric battery, was born on this day in 1745• Mark […]
Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patented an early bicycle called the “draisine” on this day in 1818. Did you know that:• René Laennec, a French physician who invented the stethoscope, was born on this day in 1781• Chester Stone patented a […]
The Studebaker Brothers wagon company, a precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established on this day in 1852. Did you know that:• Giambattista Bodoni, an Italian printer who invented typeface designs, was born on this day in 1740• Howard Carter opened […]
Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter, was born on this day in 1819. Did you know that:• Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the first commercial mechanical reaper, was born on this day in 1809• William Henry Preece, a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor, […]
Moses Coates patented an Apple Paring machine on this day in 1803. Did you know that:• James Davenport received the first textile machinery patent on this day in 1794• A firearm was patented by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson on […]
Listening to Music is an Experience, be it Radio or through a music streaming platform, what adds more flavor to the music you are listening to is the unpredictability of which song will be played next or what info the […]
The Spanish Radio Academy requested a World Radio Day in front of UNESCO’s Executive Board. After extensive consultation, the board recommended UNESCO’s 36th session of the General Conference to celebrate World Radio Day on this day. Did you know that:• […]
Born on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Did you know that:• Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was born on this […]
