May 04 2024
Britain’s Observer, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, was first published on this day in 1791. Did you know that: • Peter Gaillard of Lancaster patented a horse-drawn mower on this day in 1812• Manila paper, made from sails, […]
Stephen Rubin, an English shoe manufacturer and inventor of the Reebok and Adidas line of shoes, was born on this day in 1937. Did you know that: • Astronomer Anders Celsius took the measurements that confirmed Newton’s theory that the […]
UAE National Day has been celebrated each year on this day since 1971. Did you know that: • Marie V. B. Brown was granted a patent for a home security system on this day in 1969• Britney Spears is an […]
Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in “Study in Scarlet” by Arthur Conan Doyle on this day in 1887. Did you know that: • Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed the World Trade Center, was born on this day in […]
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 […]
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor and playwright born on this day in 1976. Did you know that: • Sir James Jay invented invisible ink on this day in 1775• Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time […]
The Times of London was printed by automatic, steam-powered presses for the first time on this day in 1814. Did you know that: • John Wesley Hyatt, the inventor of celluloid, was born on this day in 1837• America’s first […]
Bruce Lee, born Lee Jun-fan, was a Hong Kong American actor, director, and martial artist born on this day in 1940. Did you know that: • Mildred Lord was granted a patent for a washing machine on this day in […]
“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 […]
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist born on this day in 1835. Did you know that: • John B. Meyenberg patented evaporated milk on this day in 1884• Joseph Wood Krutch was an American writer, critic, and naturalist […]
Clyde Coleman patented the automobile electric starter on this day in 1903. Did you know that: • English naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” on this day in 1859• A patent was granted to Joseph Glidden for […]
