May 02 2024
Thomas (Tom) Andrew Felton is an English actor and musician born on this day in 1987. He is best known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series based on the fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling. […]
Born on this day in 1947, Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science fiction, and fantasy novels. Did you know that:• Louis Paul Cailletet, a French physicist and inventor who was the first to […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian retired professional mixed martial artist born on this day in 1988. Did you know that:• George Simpson patented an electric range on this day in 1859• A patent was granted for “synthetic fiber” (nylon) to […]
German tourists discovered Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy from 3,300 BCE, in the Italian alps on this day in 1991. Did you know that:• Melville Bissell patented a carpet sweeper on this day in 1876• James Van Alen, who invented […]
Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young co-founded “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in New York City on this day in 1837, later renamed as “Tiffany & Co.” Did you know that:• US President George Washington laid down the cornerstone […]
William Golding published “Lord of the Flies” by Faber and Faber in London on this day in 1954. Did you know that:• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a pioneer in rocket and space research, was born on this day in 1857• Elmer Sperry received […]
Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi’s boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique, was discovered by British explorer David Livingstone on this day in 1859. Did you know that:• Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering […]
Two pairs of 17th-century glasses that are believed to originally belonged to royals in the Mughal Empire are set to fetch millions at an auction next month. The jewel-encrusted spectacles feature lenses made from diamond and emerald rather than glass. […]
Dame Agatha Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer born on this day in 1890, known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections. Did you know that:• Jan Matzeliger, the inventor of the shoe-lacing machine, was born on this […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation registered “The Simpsons” television show on this day in 1993. Did you know that:• George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee, patented a typewriter ribbon on this day in 1886• Karl Taylor Compton was an American […]
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot born on this day in 1916. Did you know that:• A patent was granted to Daniel C. Stillson for the improved monkey wrench on this day […]
