Apr 24 2024
Max Factor Jr., CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics and son of the founder and inventor Max Factor, was born on this day in 1904. Did you know that:• French Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium in the solar spectrum during an eclipse […]
Muhammad Ali was elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame on this day in 1987. Did you know that:• Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts, patented the first wrench on this day in 1835• George Orwell published “Animal Farm” in […]
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 […]
