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This Day, That Year – November 1

Zoya Siddiqui   Mon 01 Nov 2021    

WH Smith opened its first railway bookstall at Euston Station in London, England on this day in 1848. Did you know that: • William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first presented on this day in 1604• The first animal conceived by […]

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This Day, That Year – October 31

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 31 Oct 2021    

Cornishman Sir Humphry Davy patented the miner’s safety lamp on this day in 1815. Did you know that: • The pagans were known to celebrate the last night of their year on this day in 2,000 B.C. on All Hallow’s […]

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This Day, That Year – October 30

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 30 Oct 2021    

John Loud received a patent for a ballpoint pen on this day in 1888. Did you know that: • Daniel Cooper patented the time clock on this day in 1894• Domenico Melegatti obtained a patent for a procedure to be […]

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This Day, That Year – October 29

Zoya Siddiqui   Fri 29 Oct 2021    

Bob Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host born on this day in 1942. Did you know that: • Edmond Halley, an English scientist who calculated the orbit for Halley’s Comet, which was then named after him, […]

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This Day, That Year – October 28

Zoya Siddiqui   Thu 28 Oct 2021    

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft, born on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court […]

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This Day, That Year – October 27

Zoya Siddiqui   Wed 27 Oct 2021    

Born on this day in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, conservationist, and naturalist, who served as the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Did you know that: […]

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This Day, That Year – October 26

Zoya Siddiqui   Tue 26 Oct 2021    

Charles Post, the inventor of the breakfast cereal Post Cereals, was born on this day in 1854. Did you know that: • Hillary Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker born on this day in 1947• […]

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This Day, That Year – October 25

Zoya Siddiqui   Mon 25 Oct 2021    

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer born on this day in 1881. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, the satellite of Saturn on this day in 1671• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known […]

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This Day, That Year – October 24

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 24 Oct 2021    

A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket, launched from Whites Sands US on this day in 1946, took the first photograph of the earth from outer space. Did you know that: • Alonzo Phillips patented a friction match […]

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This Day, That Year – October 23

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 23 Oct 2021    

The Smurfs first appeared in the story “Johan and Pirlouit” by Belgium cartoonist Peyo on this day in 1958. Did you know that: • The first plastic surgery was performed in England on this day in 1814• A patent for […]

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This Day, That Year – October 22

Zoya Siddiqui   Fri 22 Oct 2021    

Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent from a balloon in Paris on this day in 1797. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison perfected the carbonized cotton filament light bulb on this day in 1879• Julian, Mayer, and Krause […]

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