Apr 18 2024
Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, patented the first calliope on this day in 1855. Did you know that: • Karl Schwarzschild, a German physicist and astronomer, was born on this day in 1873• The first telephone conversation between a moving […]
Supernova “Kepler’s nova” was first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy on this day in 1604. Did you know that: • Jack Broughton designed padded gloves on this day in 1818 – first used in a competitive boxing match […]
The oldest existing airline, the KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, was established on this day in 1919. Did you know that: • Cyrus Chambers Jr patented the folding machine to fold books and newspapers on this day in 1856• Simon Cowell […]
Dr. Charles H Sheppard opened the first public bath in Brooklyn on this day in 1863. Did you know that: • Benjamin Hanks patented a self-winding clock on this day in 1783• Thomas Edison presented his first motion picture on […]
Louis Lumière, a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema, was born on this day in 1864. Did you know that: • The first Little Orphan Annie-strip appeared in The New […]
Dutch mathematician, Christiaan Huygens, patented the pocket watch on this day in 1675. Did you know that: • William Griggs, the inventor of the photo-chromo lithography, was born on this day in 1832• The first escalator was installed at London […]
Patrick Manson, considered the “father of tropical medicine”, was born on this day in 1844. Did you know that: • Elvis Presley’s first public appearance was at the age of ten on this day in 1945• The transistor was patented […]
Born on this day in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule. Did you know that: • J Osterhoudt patented […]
Walt Disney World Resorts opened in Bay Lake, Florida on this day in 1971. The resort opened with the Magic Kingdom theme park featuring the Cinderella Castle. Did you know that: • “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott was published […]
American dentist Dr. William Morton used anesthetic ether for the first time to extract a tooth on this day in 1846. Did you know that: • Antoine J. Balard, a French chemist who discovered bromine, was born on this day in […]
American oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, became the world’s first billionaire on this day in 1916. Did you know that: • Paul MacCready, an American engineer who created the first human-powered aircraft, was born on this day in 1925• The […]
