May 19 2024
The world’s first roller rink opened in Rhode Island on this day in 1866. Did you know that:• Harry S Parmelee patented sprinkler head on this day in 1874• Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Deimos on this day in 1877• […]
O B Brown patented the moving picture projector on this day in 1869. Did you know that:• Dan Rylands patented a screw cap on this day in 1889• Rudolf Diesel’s prime model internal combustion engine ran on its own power […]
Rudolf Diesel of France was granted a patent for an “internal combustion engine” known as the Diesel engine on this day in 1898. Did you know that:• Robert Fulton tested his steam paddle-boat on the River Seine and it sank […]
Smith and Wesson patented metal bullet cartridges on this day in 1854. Did you know that:• A patent was issued to Francis Holton for a vehicle tire on this day in 1911• Dustin Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker […]
Harvard researcher Howard Aiken built the world’s first program-controlled calculator on this day in 1944. It was popularly called the Harvard Mark I. Did you know that:• Possibly first performance of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth was performed in the Great Hall […]
Born on this day in 1928, Andy Warhol was an American artist, film director, and producer who played a leading role in the visual art movement known as pop art. Did you know that:• HMS Roebuck, captained by William Dampier, […]
Harry Houdini stayed in a coffin underwater for an hour and thirty minutes before escaping on this day in 1926. Did you know that:• The spectrum of a comet was observed for the first time by Giovanni Donati on this […]
Barack Obama is an American politician who served as the forty-fourth President of the United States born on this day in 1961. Did you know that:• Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returned to Kronshtadt after becoming […]
Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the “Indies” on this day in 1492. Did you know that:• The Street Car Controller was patented […]
Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opened in London on this day in 1870. Did you know that:• English explorer Henry Hudson entered the bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay, on this day in 1610• Samuel […]
English chemist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state on this day in 1774. Did you know that:• The first Michelin Guide was published by the brothers Édouard and André Michelin on this day in 1900 […]
