This Day, That Year – October 13
Wed 13 Oct 2021
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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 astronomer Charles Messier on this day in 1773
• Garrett Morgan patented his safety hood device, which would later be refined into the gas mask, on this day in 1914
• The burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves was patented by Samuel Bagno on this day in 1953