Apr 26 2024
Born on this day in 1925, Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, also known as the “Iron Lady”, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Did you know that: • The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by […]
Elmer Sperry, the inventor of the gyrocompass, was born on this day in 1860. Did you know that: • The Ford Motor Company manufactured its one-millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant on this day in 1915• Jean Nidetch, an American […]
Born on this day in 1942, Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer, and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Did you know that: • The Juliana, the first steam-powered ferryboat, […]
Henry Ford received a patent for an automobile transmission mechanism on this day in 1911. Did you know that: • Neptune’s moon, Triton, was discovered by William Lassell on this day in 1846• John Wesley Hyatt patented the billiard ball […]
Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, patented the first calliope on this day in 1855. Did you know that: • Karl Schwarzschild, a German physicist and astronomer, was born on this day in 1873• The first telephone conversation between a moving […]
Supernova “Kepler’s nova” was first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy on this day in 1604. Did you know that: • Jack Broughton designed padded gloves on this day in 1818 – first used in a competitive boxing match […]
The oldest existing airline, the KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, was established on this day in 1919. Did you know that: • Cyrus Chambers Jr patented the folding machine to fold books and newspapers on this day in 1856• Simon Cowell […]
Dr. Charles H Sheppard opened the first public bath in Brooklyn on this day in 1863. Did you know that: • Benjamin Hanks patented a self-winding clock on this day in 1783• Thomas Edison presented his first motion picture on […]
Louis Lumière, a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema, was born on this day in 1864. Did you know that: • The first Little Orphan Annie-strip appeared in The New […]
Dutch mathematician, Christiaan Huygens, patented the pocket watch on this day in 1675. Did you know that: • William Griggs, the inventor of the photo-chromo lithography, was born on this day in 1832• The first escalator was installed at London […]
Patrick Manson, considered the “father of tropical medicine”, was born on this day in 1844. Did you know that: • Elvis Presley’s first public appearance was at the age of ten on this day in 1945• The transistor was patented […]
