The first telephone conversation was made between the inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, and his assistant, Thomas Watson – “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” – on this day in 1879. Did you know that:• John Stone of […]
Roald Amundsen announced his discovery of the South Pole to the world on this day in 1912. Did you know that:• Charles Miller patented the first sewing machine to stitch buttonholes on this day in 1854• Alexander Graham Bell received […]
American oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, became the world’s first billionaire on this day in 1916. Did you know that: • Paul MacCready, an American engineer who created the first human-powered aircraft, was born on this day in 1925• The […]