Frederick Allen patented a life raft on this day in 1881. Did you know that:• A patent was granted to Sarah Boone for her improvements to the ironing board on this day in 1892• Channing Tatum is an American actor […]
Al Pacino is an American actor and filmmaker born on this day in 1940. Did you know that:• “Robinson Crusoe”, regarded as the first English novel, was published by Daniel Defoe on this day in 1719• Bell labs announced the […]
The Greeks entered Troy through the Trojan Horse on this day in 1184 BC. Did you know that:• Jacob Evert and George Dulty patented the first soda fountain on this day in 1833• The Fathometer, a device used to measure […]
Coca-Cola announced its new secret flavour formula on this day in 1985. Did you know that:• John Cena is an American professional wrestler and actor born on this day in 1977• Jelena Noura “Gigi” Hadid is an American model born […]
President Washington attended the opening of Ricketts’, the first circus in the US, on this day in 1793. Did you know that:• Alphonse Bertillon, a French inventor of anthropometry used to identify criminals, was born on this day in 1853• […]
Born on this day in 1926, Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms. Did you know that:• Friedrich W.A. Frobel, creator of the first kindergarten, was born on this day in 1782• Hans Christian […]
The first horse-drawn mobile home was used on a journey from London to Cyprus on this day in 1879. Did you know that:• Philippe Pinel, a French physician known as the founder of psychiatry, was born on this day in […]
Baseball uniforms began displaying the players’ names on their backs on this day in 1960. Did you know that:• Ole Evinrude, American inventor of the first outboard motor with a practical commercial application, was born on this day in 1877• […]
Superman, a fictional character created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, debuted in the comic book Action Comics on this day in 1938. Did you know that:• Irving Langmuir was granted a patent for an incandescent gas lamp […]
Lewis M. Norton patented pineapple cheese on this day in 1810. Did you know that:• Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to record his discovery of the New York Harbor on this day in 1524• Elmer K. Bolton invented […]
Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer born on this day in 1889. Did you know that:• John Hadley was an English inventor of the octant, also called the reflecting quadrant, born on this day in 1682• […]