The Studebaker Brothers wagon company, a precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established on this day in 1852. Did you know that:• Giambattista Bodoni, an Italian printer who invented typeface designs, was born on this day in 1740• Howard Carter opened […]
“Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll was published in America on this day in 1865. Did you know that: • The first exotic animal (lion) was exhibited in Boston on this day in 1716• Russell Penniman received a patent for […]
Richard Gatling received a patent for the Gatling gun on this day in 1862. Did you know that: • Benjamin Palmer patented the artificial leg on this day in 1846• Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patented the gold crown […]