Maiden Commercial Flight of the Boing 747 (1970)
Today we celebrate the beginning of an era. On the 22nd of January 1970 the first Boing 747 was put into commercial service on a trip from New York to…
First Monte Carlo Rallye (1911)
Today we celebrate the first Monte Carlo Rally. On the 21st of January 1911 Prince Albert I incepted the rally and from the start was intended to demonstrate improvements and…
ViewBug “Contender Award” Badge (2026)
ViewBug honoured me with “the contender award” on 20.01.2026 at 16:05h. They wrote: “Selldon Photography Congratulations! Your photo has received the Contender Award as part of the VIEWBUG Photography Awards…
Pontiac is Founded by GM Purchasing Oakland (1909)
Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialised by General Motors. It was introduced in 1926 as a companion make for GM’s more expensive line of Oakland automobiles.Pontiac quickly…
Happy Birthday Janis Joplin (1943)
Today we celebrate Janis Joplin’s Birthday, who would have been 83 today. She was a remarkable singer and songwriter, and she is known for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals as well…
Happy Birthday David Bellamy (1933)
Today we celebrate a great British botanist and environmentalist David Bellamy. Bellamy was born on the 18th of January 1933 in London. He is famous for his books and TV…
A Coelocanth is Observed in Natural Habitat (1987)
Coelacanths are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (the terrestrial vertebrates including living amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish. The name coelacanth originates from the Permian genus Coelacanthus, which was the first scientifically…
Happy Birthday James May (1963)
Today we celebrate one of the most iconic TV presenters on BBC and Amazon Prime, Mr James May. “Captain Slow” as his companion presenters call him was born in Bristol…
Coca Cola is incorporated (1889)
On this day 137 years ago one of the most successful companies today was incorporated. This company was the first to actively use Marketing to sell their products and gain…
AMC Formation (1954)
Today we celebrate the formation of one of the iconic US car manufacturers AMC. On the 14th of January 1954, 77 years ago, the Hudson Motor Car Company merges with…
Happy Name Day Tanya (13/01)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Stephen Hendry (1969)
Stephen Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, aged 16, and…
Founding of the National Geographic Society (1888)
Every natural and landscape photographer has the dream of seeing his own photo in their magazine. 138 years ago, to this day (on the 13th of January 1888) the National…
Happy Birthday Emanuele Pirro (1962)
Emanuele Pirro (born 12 January 1962) is an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 1991. In endurance racing, Pirro is a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of…
Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby Share the Same Birthday on Two Different days of the Year (1/11)
Miles and Shelby share the same Birthdate, yet on different days of the year Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby are best known for their development of the Ford GT40 that…
Happy Birthday Carroll Shelby (1923)
Today we celebrate the Birthday of American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby. Born on the 11th of January 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, US, he is best known…
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s first science fiction movie premiered in Berlin today 99 years ago (10th January 1927). This silent film inspired Queen’s video for Radio Ga Ga and is seen…
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…
Sesame Street First Broadcast on German TV (1973)
Sesame Street is one of the most successful television series for preschool children. The half-hour episodes consist of six to ten shorter, mostly thematically independent segments that interrupt a coherent…
Happy Birthday Elvis (1935)
Happy 90th Birthday to the King of Rock and Roll: Elvis Presley. Born on the 8th of January 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, he became the most influential musician of all…
Happy Birthday Nicolas Cage (1964)
Nicolas Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe…
🇮🇹 Festa del Tricolore (7th January) 🇮🇹
Today we celebrate the „Festa del Tricolore“, Italy’s flag or tricolour day. What way to celebrate this great nation with a Hot Wheels car dedicated to the country of Italy……
Happy Birthday Heinrich Nordhoff (1899)
Today we celebrate Heinrich Nordhoff’s 127th Birthday. Born on the 6th of January 1899 in Hildesheim, Germany, he built up the Volkswagen company after the 2nd World War and was…
Ford Motor Co. introduces 8h shifts and Minimum wage (5$/h + benefits) (1914)
oday we celebrate the Ford Motor Company again, that was the first company to introduce the 8h working day and minimum wage. 111 years ago, a Ford employee would work…
Happy Birthday Jim Downing (1942)
Today we celebrate the US racing driver Jim Downing’s Birthday. Born on the 4th of January 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, Jim Downing drove for VW, Ford, Toyota, Renault, and Mazda.…
Happy Name Day Daniela (03/01)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Michael Schumacher (1969)
Today we celebrate the multiple German Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher’s 57th Birthday. What way to celebrate this great racing driver and to wish him all the best, with…
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.…
US National Science Fiction Day
Today we celebrate the US’ „National Science Fiction Day”. What way to celebrate this great nation’s great day with a famous TV Spaceship – the USS Enterprise NX01 … If…
Renamed Air Canada commences flights (1965)
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and…