On this Day in History in 1905: French Dufaux brothers test helicopter.
On this Day in History in 1896: Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens).
On this Day in History in 1892: George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter.
On this Day in History in 1877: Catcher’s mask 1st used in a baseball game.
On this Day in History in 1961: Soviet Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became first man to orbit the Earth.
