Apr 26 2024
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 […]
The legendary “Christmas Truce” took place on the battlefields of WWI between British and German troops on this day in 1914. Did you know that: • The first definite date Christmas was celebrated on was on this day in 352• […]
James Prescott Joule, the physicist who discovered the principle of conservation of energy, was born on this day in 1818. Did you know that: • Daniel Stover and William Hance patented a bicycle with a coaster brake on this day […]
English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus on this day in 1690 without realizing it was undiscovered. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, a satellite of Saturn, on this day in 1672• Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning […]
Thomas Edison created the first string of Christmas tree lights on this day in 1882. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison’s phonograph was announced by Scientific American on this day in 1877• Grote Reber, inventor of the first parabolic […]
Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium on this day in 1898. Did you know that: • Jean-Henri Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author born on this day in 1823• The first crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) was […]
“Grimm’s Fairy Tales” or “Children’s and Household Tales” by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm was first published on this day in 1812. Did you know that: • Albert Jones of New York patented corrugated paper or cardboard on this day […]
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was published on this day in 1843. Did you know that: • Mark Twain received the first of his three patents for suspenders on this day in 1871• Criss Angel is an American magician, […]
Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter born on this day in 1946. Did you know that: • Joseph John Thomson, known for his discovery of the electron, was an English physicist born on this day in […]
The Wright brothers made the first sustained motorized aircraft flight on this day in 1903. Did you know that: • Humphry Davy, best known for his discovery of elements such as potassium and sodium, was an English chemist born on this […]
Ethan and Grayson Dolan, collectively known as the Dolan Twins, are an American comedy duo born on this day in 1999. The twins rose to prominence in May, seven years ago. Did you know that: • Charlie Chaplin began his […]
