On this day: January 27, 1880 – Edison receives a patent for the incandescent light bulb
On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received the historic patent embodying the…
On this day: January 28, 1813 – The novel Pride and Prejudice is published
One of the most popular and widely read novelists in British literature…
On this day: January 18, 1923 – The Gregorian Calendar is established
Undoubtedly one of the most "strange" events of the last century in…
On this day: January 19, 1937 – Howard Hughes breaks record for nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York
On January 19, 1937, millionaire Howard Hughes flew his monoplane from Los…
On this day: January 20, 1649 – The trial of Charles I of England for high treason begins
The English Civil War had been raging for ten years when Charles…
On this day: January 21, 1924 – BI Lenin dies
Undoubtedly one of the personalities who left an indelible mark on the…
On this day: January 22, 1973 – The historic Roe v. Wade
The 1960s and 1970s were pivotal in advancing feminist demands and marked…
On this day: January 12, 1872 – Spyros Louis is born
Spyros Louis, who has associated his name with the first modern Olympic…
On this day: January 13, 1910 – The first live radio broadcast takes place
The evening of January 13, 1910 ushered in the end of an…
On this day: January 14, 84 BC – Mark Antony is born
To this day, the reasons why Mark Antony formalized his relationship with…
