May 05 2024
Tom Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker born on this day in 1961. Did you know that:• The first successful oil well was drilled near Titusville by Edwin Drake on this day in 1859• Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback […]
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary born on this day in 1910. Did you know that:• Charles Thurber patented a typewriter on this day in 1843• Harry Houdini escaped from chains underwater at the Aquatic Park […]
China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer born on this day in 1998. Did you know that:• Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in 1609• The National Park Service was established by the […]
Chef George Crum prepared the first potato chips at Moon’s Lake House on this day in 1853. Did you know that:• Cornelius Swarthout patented a stove-top waffle iron on this day in 1869• Rupert Grint is an English actor born […]
Lunar Orbiter one took the first photograph of the Earth from the Moon on this day in 1966. Did you know that:• The first one-way streets opened in London on this day in 1617• Marie Ashton completed playing the piano, […]
The BBC began experimental regular television broadcasts on this day in 1932. Did you know that:• William Sheppard was issued a patent for his “Improved Liquid Soap” on this day in 1865• Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day […]
Born on this day in 1986, Usain Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. Did you know that:• John Hampton patented Venetian blinds on this day in 1841• The first practical […]
Born on this day in 1890, Howard Philips (H.P.) Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. Did you know that:• The first commercial radio station began operating in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1920• […]
Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman born on this day in 1883. Did you know that:• Dmitri Mendeleev made a solo ascent by balloon above Klin, Russia to observe an eclipse on this day in […]
Max Factor Jr., CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics and son of the founder and inventor Max Factor, was born on this day in 1904. Did you know that:• French Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium in the solar spectrum during an eclipse […]
Muhammad Ali was elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame on this day in 1987. Did you know that:• Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts, patented the first wrench on this day in 1835• George Orwell published “Animal Farm” in […]
