February 16, 1923 — The inner chamber of King Tut’s tomb is unsealed
Tutankhamen, or King Tut, was one of the most mysterious of the Egyptian pharaohs, largely because his successors had tried...
August 9, 2019
Science & Technology
November 20, 1923 — Garrett Morgan patents a traffic signal
Garrett Morgan was not the first to invent or patent a traffic signal, but he was the first to invent...
August 9, 2019
May 21, 1927 — Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight
In the 1920’s, aviators were heroes. They were bold explorers and experimenters, pushing back the boundaries of the known. And...
July 14, 2019
April 30, 1939 — The New York World’s Fair opens
Dedicated to the promise of tomorrow, the New York City World’s Fair opened on Sunday, April 30, 1939. A crowd...
March 19, 2019
November 10, 1942 — Dr Charles Drew patents a method of preserving blood plasma
Born in 1904, Dr Charles Drew was one of the first black surgeons in the United States – although that...
December 9, 2018
January 7, 1943 — Nikola Tesla dies
Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, and a personal and business rival of Thomas Edison for decades, died penniless...
November 29, 2018
August 19, 1943 — The first intentional acid trip is taken
It was supposed to be a headache cure. What Dr Albert Hofmann and his assistants were searching for, in their...
November 9, 2018
March 17, 1950 — The creation of Californium is announced
One of the elements of the actinide group, Californium was first synthesized on approximately February 9, 1950 by researchers at...
July 29, 2018
May 9, 1950 — L. Ron Hubbard publishes “Dianetics”
“Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” was first published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. It is a canonical...
July 24, 2018
April 21, 1951 — Codename Easy, an A-bomb, is tested at the Enewetak Atoll
The nuclear tests at Enewetak were part of a series called Operation Greenhouse. The bombs in the Greenhouse series were...
June 24, 2018
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