Apr 26 2024
Apollo 11 was launched, carrying 1the first men to land on Moon on this day in 1969. Did you know that:• D.R. Averill of Ohio patented ready-mixed paint on this day in 1867• Joseph Monier patented reinforced concrete on this […]
Born on this day in 1949, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, its Minister of Defence, and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Did you know that:• The […]
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 […]
