Announcement of Daguerrotype Photography (1839)
As a photographer this day is a very special to me. Without this day there would have been no photography. On the 9th of January 1839 the French Academy of…
Happy Birthday Isaac Asimov (1920)
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers, along with Robert A.…
Guiness Brewery is established (1759)
Guinness is a stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James’s Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in the 18th century. It is now owned by the British multinational alcoholic beverage maker Diageo. It is one of the most successful alcohol…
Happy Birthday Rudyard Kipling (1865)
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling’s…
Happy Birthday Arthur C. Clarke (1917)
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid…
The Flag of Europe is Adopted by Council of Europe (1955)
The flag of Europe or European flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe. Since 1985,…
First Burger King Serves its Customers in Miami, Florida (1954)
Burger King Corporation is an American fast food chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Burger king is headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded on July 23, 1953, as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant…
Patent Given to Meccano (1901 )
Meccano is a British brand of construction set created in 1901 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England. The system consists of reusable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, and plastic parts that are connected using nuts and bolts. It enables the building of working models…
Atari Launches the Videogame Pong (1972)
Pong is a 1972 sports video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. It was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney were so…
Invention of Friction Matches (1827)
A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking…
Happy Birthday Charles M. Schulz (1922)
Charles Monroe “Sparky” Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip Peanuts, which features the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,…
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is Released (1985)
Windows 1.0 is the first major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical user shells and operating systems for personal computers developed by Microsoft. It was first released to manufacturing in the United States on November 20, 1985, while the European…
Happy Birthday David De Gea (1990)
David de Gea (born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Fiorentina. Considered one of the best keepers of his generation, he is known for his reflexes and…
Patent for First Mechancal Cash Register (1879)
James and John Ritty patented the design on November 4, 1879, as “Cash Register and Indicator.” This was not the first cash register on the market, as indicated by the…
First Ballpoint Pen Goes on Sale (1945)
The concept of using a “ball point” within a writing instrument to apply ink to paper has existed since the late 19th century. In these inventions, the ink was placed…
Disney is Founded (1923)
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney…
The Ampelmännchen are Created in the GDR (1961)
In 1961, traffic psychologist Karl Peglau suggested to the East German Ministry of Transport that each group of road users should have its own traffic light. He developed special signs…
The Staedtler Company Founded (1835)
Staedtler SE is a German multinational stationery manufacturing company based in Nuremberg. The firm was founded by J.S. Staedtler (1800–1872) in 1835 and produces a large variety of stationery products,…
Gatorade is Tested for the First Time (1965)
Gatorade is an American brand of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. The drink is owned and manufactured by PepsiCo and is distributed…
London Metropolitan Police is Founded by Robert Peel (1829)
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police, and simply known as the Met Police or the “Met”, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement…
Happy Birthday Linda Hamilton (1956)
Linda Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role…
The Cannes Film Festival is Reopened (1946)
The Cannes Film Festival, until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is considered the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it…
The Royal Opera House opens in London (1809)
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.…
NFL is Founded (1920)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and…
Happy Birthday Roald Dahl (1916)
Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children’s literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books…
The LHC is powered up in Cern (2008)
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration…
The Playstation 1 is Launched (1995)
The PlayStation (codenamed PSX, abbreviated as PS, and retroactively PS1 or PS one) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in…
Cheese Pizza Day in the US
Pizza was introduced to the United States in the 1890s along with waves of Italian immigrants who settled primarily in the larger cities of the Northeast, such as New York,…
eBay is founded (1995)
eBay Inc. (stylized as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces…
Happy Birthday Keanu Reeves (1964)
Keanu Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his…