May 06 2024
John Archibald Wheeler, a theoretical physicist who coined the terms black hole and wormhole, was born on this day in 1911. Did you know that:• An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young set out to search for Dr David Livingstone […]
Wall Street Journal began publishing on this day in 1889. Did you know that:• Theodore R. Timby was granted a patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret using electricity on this day in 1862• Anna Nichols became the first […]
Sliced bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company on this day in 1928 using the machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Did you know that:• Warner Brothers copyright registered “Batman” on this day in 1989• […]
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer born on this day in 1946. Did you know that:• Lyman Blake patented a shoe manufacturing machine on this day in 1858• A patent was granted to Albert Gonzales for […]
The Bugs Bunny phrase “What’s Up, Doc?” was trademark registered on this day in 1988. Did you know that:• Isaac Newton’s great work Principia was published by the Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation, […]
The first edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll was published on this day in 1865. Did you know that:• The birth of the United States. The Declaration of Independence was signed, officially separating the United States from […]
Michael Keens exhibited the first large-scale cultivated strawberry—a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling—on this day in 1806. Did you know that:• Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec on this day in 1608• Pitcairn Island was discovered […]
Margot Robbie is an Australian actress and producer born on this day in 1990. She went on to achieve wider recognition with roles as Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe media franchise, which includes the superhero films Suicide Squad […]
Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family born on this day in 1961. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales—the heir apparent to the British throne—and mother of Prince William and Prince […]
Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer born on this day in 1966. Nicknamed “Iron Mike” and “Kid Dynamite” in his early career, and later known as “The Baddest Man on the Planet”, Tyson is considered one of the […]
Born on this day in 1978, Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Did you know that:• Jacques Cartier discovered Prince Edward Island, Canada, on this day in 1534• George Washington Goethals, the civil engineer who built […]
