A Canadian by the name of George W. Beers codified the rules for modern day Lacrosse in 1867, but the history of the sport goes back as far as 1000 BCE. Continue reading
Chaturanga a Chess-like game
Chaturanga (a Chess-like game) an Indian game was invented circa 600 CE. Continue reading
Howard Walter Florey, first Oceanian to receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
First Oceanian presented the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was in 1945
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Emperor of Rome
Gaius Octavius (also known as Octavian) Emperor of Rome, the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Continue reading
First Lace factory
Venetian noblewoman, Duchess Morosina Morosini, set up the first Lace factory, while under the direction of Catina Gardin, in 1595. Continue reading
Comic Strip Adventure Hero: Tarzan
The first comic strip character to be featured as an adventure hero was Tarzan, (A character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs an American novelist). Continue reading
Peach Cultivation in China
The Chinese took native wild peach trees and started to cultivation them circa 2000 BCE. Continue reading
Kodak No. 1 Camera
It weighed 22 ounces, has lens fast enough to make instantaneous exposures, used a roll of film of 100 exposures, a round picture 2.5 inches in diameter and does not require a table or tripod for support. Continue reading
Leonardo da Vinci, father of the Parachute
We all know who Leonardo da Vinci was, that he was the father of many ideas, and at his time thought to have been crazy… Continue reading
United States get a visit from British Monarchs
As part of a tour following King George VI's Coronation on May 12th, 1939. Continue reading