On This Day The Scientist Behind the Science
On this day in 1879, Albert Einstein was born. One of the most brilliant scientists of all time, Einstein formulated the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for […]
On this day in 1879, Albert Einstein was born. One of the most brilliant scientists of all time, Einstein formulated the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for […]
On this day in 1781, William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. Born in Germany, the Herschel family moved to England when William was 17 years old. A musician like his […]
On this day in 1930, Mohandas Gandhi took the first steps of a 240-mile march to the seaside town of Dandi in western India. The daunting walk was not a […]
On this day in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur, under presidential orders, fled the Philippines as the Japanese Navy moved in. Escaping at dusk by PT boat, MacArthur and his family […]
On this day in 1785, President George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as Minister to France, who stepped in for an aged Benjamin Franklin. When someone mentioned that he was Franklin’s […]
On this day in 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court exonerated 35 Africans who had seized control of the Amistad, a Spanish slave ship headed to Cuba. The incident occurred two […]
On this day in 1917, riots and demonstrations erupted in the city of Petrograd, now called St. Petersburg. The February Revolution, so named because Russia observed the Julian calendar at […]
On this day in 1876, Patent Number 174,465 was awarded to Alexander Graham Bell for a device that would electrically transmit sound. Bell’s application to the U.S. Patent Office, made […]
On this day in 1475, Michelangelo was born in Caprese, Italy, near Florence. His father, a member of the declining Buonarroti family, ridiculed his son’s artistic pursuits, believing they were […]
On this day in 1962, George C. Scott refused a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role of a shady gambler in The Hustler. When he learned that he had […]