On This Day
- On February 27th 1874 Thomas J. Watson was born. He later founded I.B.M., and died in June of 1956.
- Firstly on October 17th 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States. Secondly, on October 17th 1990 the Internet Movie Database was created. Thirdly, on October 17th 2005 the Colbert Report premiered.
- On October 16th 1793 Marie Antoinette was beheaded.
- On October 15th 2009 a 6 year old boy was trapped in a hot air balloon, creating a viral story. His parents were later found guilty of making up the story.
- On August 19th 2004 Google went public.
- On August 18th 2011 Comedian Andy Samberg turns 33 years old. Also, actor Edward Norton turns 42.
- On August 17th 1607/8 French lawyer and mathematician was born.
- On March 17th 461 Saint Patrick died.
- On March 15th 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated.
- On March 13th 1781 William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
- On March 7th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. Also on March 7th 1926 the first trans-Atlantic phone call took place between New York and London.
- On March 6nd 1997 Queen Elizabeth II created the first official royal website.
- On February 25th 1836 Samuel Colt patented his revolver. Now known as the Colt Revolver.
- On January 15th 2001 Wikipedia was debuted. Also on this day in 2004 the NASA Spirit rover landed on the surface of Mars.
- On January 8th 1642 Galileo Galilei died in Florence, Italy.
- On January 7th 1789 the first presidential election was held.
- On January 3rd 1892 J.R.R Tolkien was born.
- On January 2nd 1920 Isaac Asimov was born.
- On December 31st 1879 Thomas Edison demonstrated the incandescent light for the first time.
- On December 29th 1845 Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state.
- On December 25th 1990 the World Wide Web was introduced. Two Computer scientists: Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau created the first hyper-linked web page.
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