Apr 25 2024
This day in history we feature, Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod. Trivia – Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod It is believed that on this day in 1752, he had flown a kite during a thunderstorm to collect an ambient electrical charge in […]
Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocals eyeglasses on this day in 1785 – allowing librarians and the elderly to see both near and far objects. Did you know that:• Walt Disney incorporated his first film company ‘Laugh-O-Gram Films’ on […]
US atomic submarine USS Triton completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe on this day in 1960. Did you know that:• Benjamin Franklin first tested his lightning rod on this day in 1752• Physician Cluny MacPherson first presented his gas […]
Claire Holt is an Australian-American actress and model born on this day in 1988. Holt is known for her roles as Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries, and its spinoff series The Originals. Did you know that:• Benjamin Franklin invented […]
Katherine Upton is an American model and actress born on this day in 1992. Did you know that:• John Dollond, English optician and inventor who was granted the first patent for an achromatic lens was born on this day in […]
