Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
post

This Day, That Year – January 17

Mon 17 Jan 2022    
EcoBalance
| < 1 min read

Born on this day in 1942, Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, and entertainer. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the twentieth century.

Did you know that:

• Leroy Firman received a patent for the telephone switchboard on this day in 1882
• Punchboards was patented by Charles Brewer and C G Scannell on this day in 1905
• The first fully automatic photographic film developing machine was patented by Anatol M Josepho on this day in 1928