Apr 24 2024
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 […]
Born on this day in 1833, Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist, after whom the Nobel Prize was named. Did you know that: • English scientist John Dalton read his paper on the absorption of […]
“The Return of the King”, the third and final volume of “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien, was published by George Allen and Unwin on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Dr. Lee […]
A scuba diver has found a 900-year-old Crusader sword with a three-foot blade off the coast of Israel.The amateur diver spotted the sword and other ancient artifacts on the seabed off northern Israel, according to a statement from the Israel […]
Steve McPeak rode a 101’9″ unicycle on this day in 1980. Did you know that: • Martin Luther became a doctor of theology on this day in 1512• Georg Knorr, a German engineer who created the brake system trains, was […]
Walt Disney’s film “Jungle Book” was released on this day in 1967. Did you know that: • Charles Strite was granted a patent for his invention – the automatic pop-up toaster on this day in 1921• Zach Efron is an […]
Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) on this day in 1888. Did you know that: • Felix Mendelssohn’s first Piano concert in G minor premiered in Munich on this day in 1831• Built by […]
The first edition of C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” was released in London on this day in 1950. Did you know that: • Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright was born on this day […]
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the eleventh president of India, was born on this day in 1931. Did you know that: • Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, writer, and philologist born […]
Arthur Conan Doyle published “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” on this day in 1892, a collection of twelve stories originally published serially in “The Strand Magazine”. Did you know that: • Elwood Haynes, an American inventor of the metal alloy […]
DUBAI: ‘Notre-Dame de Paris, the Expérience’ – an innovative exhibition on the cathedral’s 850-year history using physical scenography and augmented reality, is open to the public at the France Pavilion. The exhibition, which runs until November 1, takes visitors through […]
