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This Day, That Year – April 26

Zoya Siddiqui   Tue 26 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 25

Zoya Siddiqui   Mon 25 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 24

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 24 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 23

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 23 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 22

Zoya Siddiqui   Fri 22 Apr 2022    

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• […]

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This Day, That Year – April 21

Zoya Siddiqui   Thu 21 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 20

Zoya Siddiqui   Wed 20 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 19

Zoya Siddiqui   Tue 19 Apr 2022    

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• […]

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This Day, That Year – April 18

Zoya Siddiqui   Mon 18 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 17

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 17 Apr 2022    

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 […]

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This Day, That Year – April 16

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 16 Apr 2022    

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• […]

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