Tag: Mark Twain

This Day, That Year – February 18

Zoya Siddiqui Feb. 18, 2022

Auguste Bartholdi was awarded a patent for his design of the Statue of Liberty on this day in 1879. Did you know that: • Alessandro Volta, an Italian inventor of the electric battery, was born on this day in 1745• Mark Twain published the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” on this day in 1885• Nellie Jay […]

This Day, That Year – February 3

Zoya Siddiqui Feb. 03, 2022

The world’s first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland on this day in 1815. Did you know that: • Bartolomeu Dias discovered São Bras, now known as Mossel Bay, on this day in 1488• Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, was born on this day in […]

This Day, That Year – December 19

Zoya Siddiqui Dec. 19, 2021

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was published on this day in 1843. Did you know that: • Mark Twain received the first of his three patents for suspenders on this day in 1871• Criss Angel is an American magician, illusionist, and musician born on this day in 1967• Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor […]

This Day, That Year – December 10

Zoya Siddiqui Dec. 10, 2021

The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays on this day in 1901. Did you know that: • The metric system was first adopted in France on this day in 1799• “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was first published on this day in 1884• Rudyard […]

This Day, That Year – November 30

Zoya Siddiqui Nov. 30, 2021

Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer born on this day in 1835. Did you know that: • Henri Ernest Baillon, a French botanist who wrote “The History of Plants”, was born on this day in 1827• John Mason patented the screw neck bottle called the Mason Jar on this day […]

24th June in history

Zoya Siddiqui Jun. 24, 2021

Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer born on this day in 1987. Messi plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Did you know that: • Mark Twain patented a scrapbook on this day in 1873• The first exhibition by Pablo Picasso, aged 19, opened in Paris […]

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