May 18 2024
Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrived in Boston to be exhibited on this day in 1829. Did you know that:• Champion of England titleholder Jack Broughton published ‘Rules of the Ring’ – earliest boxing code – on this day […]
M Waldo Hanchett patented a dental chair on this day in 1848. Did you know that:• The first freight delivery tunnel system began underneath Chicago on this day in 1906• India gained independence on this day in 1947• Ben Affleck […]
John Ringling North, a famous circus director who co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus, was born on this day in 1903. Did you know that:• The Mainz archbishop commissioned the psalter, the oldest known exactly dated printed book, on this day […]
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus opened with the first complete performance of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle on this day in 1876. Did you know that:• Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered the Martian south polar cap on this day in 1642• William Gray […]
Born on this day in 1887, Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian-Irish physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in quantum theory. He is also known for his “Schrödinger’s cat” thought experiment. Did you know that:• American inventor Isaac Singer […]
The world’s first roller rink opened in Rhode Island on this day in 1866. Did you know that:• Harry S Parmelee patented sprinkler head on this day in 1874• Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Deimos on this day in 1877• […]
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 […]
Smith and Wesson patented metal bullet cartridges on this day in 1854. Did you know that:• A patent was issued to Francis Holton for a vehicle tire on this day in 1911• Dustin Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker […]
Harvard researcher Howard Aiken built the world’s first program-controlled calculator on this day in 1944. It was popularly called the Harvard Mark I. Did you know that:• Possibly first performance of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth was performed in the Great Hall […]
Born on this day in 1928, Andy Warhol was an American artist, film director, and producer who played a leading role in the visual art movement known as pop art. Did you know that:• HMS Roebuck, captained by William Dampier, […]
