The first known performance of William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” was before the court of King James I at Whitehall, London on this day in 1606. Did you know that: • Charles Babbage, English inventor of the calculating machine, was […]
Walt Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer born on this day in 1901. Did you know that: • The first copies purchased of William Shakespeare’s First Folio were bought by Edward Dering on this […]
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 […]