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Tag: Elisha Otis

This Day, That Year – March 23

Zoya Siddiqui   Wed 23 Mar 2022    

Elisha Otis installed his first elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City on this day in 1857. Did you know that:• Josiah Pierson patented a “cold-header” (rivet) machine on this day in 1794• Magnus von Braun was a German-American […]

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This Day, That Year – January 15

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 15 Jan 2022    

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist born on this day in 1929. Did you know that:• The first top hat was worn by John Etherington in London on this day in 1797• Elisha Otis was […]

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