May 19 2024
Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Did you know that:• Elisha Brown Jr pressed a one-thousand two-hundred thirty-five-pound cheese ball at his farm on […]
The steamship SS Great Britain was launched on this day in 1843. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world. Did you […]
Born on this day in 1918, Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa. Did you know that:• The first half-page newspaper ad was published in NY Weekly Journal on […]
Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the partial skull of a new species of early human ancestor, Zinjanthropus boisei or ‘Zinj’ (now called Paranthropus boisei), on this day in 1959 from Africa almost 2 million years ago. Did you know that:• Matthew […]
Apollo 11 was launched, carrying 1the first men to land on Moon on this day in 1969. Did you know that:• D.R. Averill of Ohio patented ready-mixed paint on this day in 1867• Joseph Monier patented reinforced concrete on this […]
Born on this day in 1949, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, its Minister of Defence, and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Did you know that:• The […]
Sarah Goode received a U.S. patent for her invention of a folding cabinet bed on this day in 1885. Did you know that:• The first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration was by Florida physician John Gorrie on this […]
The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on this day in 1923. Did you know that:• The source of the Mississippi River was discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft on this day in 1832• […]
Born on this day in 1997, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. Did you know that:• A paper bag manufacturing machine was patented by William Goodale, Massachusetts, on this day in […]
US Patent Office says Joseph Swan rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp on this day in 1892. Did you know that:• Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro published his memoir on the molecular content of […]
Born on this day in 1856, Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. Did you know that:• Carl Friedrich […]
