Apr 29 2024
The final episode of Friends aired on this day in 2004. Did you know that:• John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine on this day in 1851• George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker born on this […]
Henry Cavill is a British actor born on this day in 1983, best known for his portrayal of the DC Comics character, Superman. Did you know that:• Mary Kies was granted a patent for a process for “weaving straw with […]
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on this day in 1959. Did you know that:• Charles Rolls met Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England, on this day in 1904• Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and […]
William Pershing Benedict and Joseph O. Fletcher were the first to land the C-47 aircraft on the North Pole on this day in 1952. Did you know that:• Jim Manning received a patent for a mowing machine on this day […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is an American actor, businessman, and former professional wrestler born on this day in 1972. Did you know that:• William Herschel discovered the first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris, on this day in 1780• Hannibal Goodwin […]
The Empire State Building finally opened in New York City on this day in 1931. Did you know that:• “Penny Black” was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp issued by Great Britain on this day in 1840• A patent was […]
DUBAI: Noor Dubai Foundation, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, succeeded in benefitting 33 million people around the world, through its treatment, preventive and awareness programmes specialised in the prevention of blindness. This was reported during […]
London’s Big Ben stopped ticking at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes on this day in 1997. Did you know that:• Italian inventor Pellegrino Turri created the first practical typewriter on this day in 1808• English physicist J. J. Thomson announced […]
The first edition of Peter Roget’s Thesaurus was published in Great Britain on this day in 1852. Did you know that:• The first rubber patent was obtained by Jacob F. Hummel on this day in 1813• Jerome Seinfeld is an […]
Melanie Martinez is an American singer-songwriter born on this day in 1995. Did you know that:• Leonard Dyer obtained a patent for an automobile transmission on this day in 1908• The first animated-cartoon electric sign was displayed on a building […]
The first atomic-powered electric-drive submarine, the USS Tullibee, was launched on this day in 1960. Did you know that:• Elijah McCoy was granted a patent for an air-brake pump lubricator on this day in 1920• Xerox PARC introduced the computer […]
