May 05 2024
The BBC began experimental regular television broadcasts on this day in 1932. Did you know that:• William Sheppard was issued a patent for his “Improved Liquid Soap” on this day in 1865• Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day […]
Born on this day in 1986, Usain Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. Did you know that:• John Hampton patented Venetian blinds on this day in 1841• The first practical […]
Born on this day in 1890, Howard Philips (H.P.) Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. Did you know that:• The first commercial radio station began operating in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1920• […]
Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman born on this day in 1883. Did you know that:• Dmitri Mendeleev made a solo ascent by balloon above Klin, Russia to observe an eclipse on this day in […]
Max Factor Jr., CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics and son of the founder and inventor Max Factor, was born on this day in 1904. Did you know that:• French Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium in the solar spectrum during an eclipse […]
Muhammad Ali was elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame on this day in 1987. Did you know that:• Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts, patented the first wrench on this day in 1835• George Orwell published “Animal Farm” in […]
Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrived in Boston to be exhibited on this day in 1829. Did you know that:• Champion of England titleholder Jack Broughton published ‘Rules of the Ring’ – earliest boxing code – on this day […]
M Waldo Hanchett patented a dental chair on this day in 1848. Did you know that:• The first freight delivery tunnel system began underneath Chicago on this day in 1906• India gained independence on this day in 1947• Ben Affleck […]
John Ringling North, a famous circus director who co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus, was born on this day in 1903. Did you know that:• The Mainz archbishop commissioned the psalter, the oldest known exactly dated printed book, on this day […]
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 […]
Born on this day in 1887, Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian-Irish physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in quantum theory. He is also known for his “Schrödinger’s cat” thought experiment. Did you know that:• American inventor Isaac Singer […]
