November 26, 1922 — Carter and Carnavon find King Tut’s tomb
If not the greatest archaeological find of the Twentieth Century, certainly the best known. King Tut – well, Tutankhamen really...
August 14, 2019
Science & Technology
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 11, 2019
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 19, 1934 — The “Surgeon’s Photograph” of the Loch Ness Monster is taken
The so-called “Surgeon’s Photograph” is the best known image of the cryptid called the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie to her...
May 11, 2019
September 7, 1936 — The last thylacine dies in captivity
The Thylacine, often called the Tasmanian Tiger, was perhaps the only marsupial apex predator. By the time Australia was colonised,...
April 19, 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
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