Apr 25 2024
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov left his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for twelve minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space on this day in 1965. Did you know that:• First public bus service, established by Blaise Pascal, began operating in Paris […]
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 […]
