Apr 19 2024
“The Return of the King”, the third and final volume of “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien, was published by George Allen and Unwin on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Dr. Lee […]
Steve McPeak rode a 101’9″ unicycle on this day in 1980. Did you know that: • Martin Luther became a doctor of theology on this day in 1512• Georg Knorr, a German engineer who created the brake system trains, was […]
Walt Disney’s film “Jungle Book” was released on this day in 1967. Did you know that: • Charles Strite was granted a patent for his invention – the automatic pop-up toaster on this day in 1921• Zach Efron is an […]
Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) on this day in 1888. Did you know that: • Felix Mendelssohn’s first Piano concert in G minor premiered in Munich on this day in 1831• Built by […]
The first edition of C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” was released in London on this day in 1950. Did you know that: • Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright was born on this day […]
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the eleventh president of India, was born on this day in 1931. Did you know that: • Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, writer, and philologist born […]
Arthur Conan Doyle published “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” on this day in 1892, a collection of twelve stories originally published serially in “The Strand Magazine”. Did you know that: • Elwood Haynes, an American inventor of the metal alloy […]
Born on this day in 1925, Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, also known as the “Iron Lady”, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Did you know that: • The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by […]
Elmer Sperry, the inventor of the gyrocompass, was born on this day in 1860. Did you know that: • The Ford Motor Company manufactured its one-millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant on this day in 1915• Jean Nidetch, an American […]
Born on this day in 1942, Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer, and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Did you know that: • The Juliana, the first steam-powered ferryboat, […]
Henry Ford received a patent for an automobile transmission mechanism on this day in 1911. Did you know that: • Neptune’s moon, Triton, was discovered by William Lassell on this day in 1846• John Wesley Hyatt patented the billiard ball […]
