May 04 2024
Sarah Goode received a U.S. patent for her invention of a folding cabinet bed on this day in 1885. Did you know that:• The first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration was by Florida physician John Gorrie on this […]
The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on this day in 1923. Did you know that:• The source of the Mississippi River was discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft on this day in 1832• […]
Born on this day in 1997, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. Did you know that:• A paper bag manufacturing machine was patented by William Goodale, Massachusetts, on this day in […]
US Patent Office says Joseph Swan rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp on this day in 1892. Did you know that:• Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro published his memoir on the molecular content of […]
Born on this day in 1856, Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. Did you know that:• Carl Friedrich […]
John Archibald Wheeler, a theoretical physicist who coined the terms black hole and wormhole, was born on this day in 1911. Did you know that:• An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young set out to search for Dr David Livingstone […]
Wall Street Journal began publishing on this day in 1889. Did you know that:• Theodore R. Timby was granted a patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret using electricity on this day in 1862• Anna Nichols became the first […]
Sliced bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company on this day in 1928 using the machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Did you know that:• Warner Brothers copyright registered “Batman” on this day in 1989• […]
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer born on this day in 1946. Did you know that:• Lyman Blake patented a shoe manufacturing machine on this day in 1858• A patent was granted to Albert Gonzales for […]
The Bugs Bunny phrase “What’s Up, Doc?” was trademark registered on this day in 1988. Did you know that:• Isaac Newton’s great work Principia was published by the Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation, […]
The first edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll was published on this day in 1865. Did you know that:• The birth of the United States. The Declaration of Independence was signed, officially separating the United States from […]
