Apr 24 2024
J. L. Love patented a pencil sharpener on this day in 1897. Did you know that: • Ducos du Hauron was granted a patent for the process of making colour photographs on this day in 1863• Andrew Beard was granted […]
“Toy Story”, the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery, was released on this day in 1995. Did you know that: • Peregrine Williamson was issued a patent for a steel pen on this day in 1810• A design […]
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d’Arlandes made the first untethered balloon flight in a Montgolfier balloon on this day in 1783. Did you know that: • Issac Von Bunschoten patented a rosin-oil lamp on this day in 1854• Horror […]
French inventor Pierre Lallement patented the rotary crank bicycle on this day in 1866. Did you know that: • Willard Bundy patented the time card clock on this day in 1888• A patent was granted to Garrett Morgan for a […]
American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil on this day in 1895. Did you know that: • E.D. Barbour of Boston was awarded a patent for the first ‘calculator’ on this day in 1872• New York World published the […]
The first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon, Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie”, was released on this day in 1928. Did you know that: • William Tell reputedly shot an apple off his son’s head on this day in 1307• Richard Outcault’s early […]
Soichiro Honda was the founder and first CEO of the Honda Motor Company born on this day in 1906. Did you know that: • Emile Berliner was issued a patent for a combined telegraph and telephone on this day in […]
Extracts from Letters to Henslow, a collection of letters written by Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, were published on this day in 1835. Did you know that: • Life preservers made of cork were patented by Napoleon […]
A patent was granted to King C. Gillette for the Gillette safety razor on this day in 1904. Did you know that: • Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system of writing on this day in 1837• The Walt Disney Art […]
Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet – Kirch’s Comet/Newton’s Comet – on this day in 1680. Did you know that: • Samuel Pepys reported the first blood transfusion (between dogs) on this day in 1666• “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis […]
French cyclist, Paul Cornu, flew the first helicopter on this day in 1907. Did you know that: • The first shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii came in on this day in 1895• “Fantasia” animated film by Walt Disney, starring […]
