Two British photographers, Roger Fenton and Marcus Sparling produced war photographs covering the siege of Sevastopol Continue reading
Monteverdi Composed an Orchestral Score
Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, pioneered the orchestral musical composition score Continue reading
Valentin Hauy Created Braille
Valentin Hauy of Paris, France, created the Braille reading system in 1793 Continue reading
Ancient Persian King Built First Mausoleum Tomb
Persian satrap King Mausolus of Caria, Turkey completed the first mausoleum tomb in 354 BCE. Continue reading
Aldus Manutius Invented Typesetting Italics
Aldine Press of Venice, Italy, under the master printer Aldus Manutius printed the first pocket-sized book in 1501 using typesetting italics. Continue reading
Bastille Day Commemorates the French Revolution
Bastille Day commemorates when an angry Parisian mob stormed the Bastille and later captured by authorities on July 14, 1789, Continue reading
Cathay Pacific Airline Flight Hijacked
The first airplane hijacking occurred en route from Macao, China, to Hong Kong during a Cathay Pacific Airways flight Continue reading
First Biological Pest Control Used on Beetles
The first large scale biological pest control used in the USA was in 1886 against the cottony-cushion scale Continue reading
First Periodic Table
English chemist and physicist John Dalton constructed the periodic table in 1803. Continue reading
The Ladies Mercury Published an Advice Column
The first advice column appeared in the premiere issue of the women’s magazine The Ladies’s Mercury, on June 27, 1693 Continue reading