This Day, That Year – April 5

Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island/Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific on this day in 1722.

Did you know that:

• Isaac Quintard patented apple cider on this day in 1806
• Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started producing inflatable tires on this day in 1923
• Dean Kamen, an American inventor of the Segway and iBOT, was born on this day in 1951