On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1881: Spelman College founded.

 

On this Day in History in 1965: 40 tornadoes strike US midwest killing 272 & injuring 5,000.

 

On this Day in History in 1775: The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place.

 

On this Day in History in 1940: Andrew Ponzi set a world’s record in a New York pocket billiards tournament when he ran 127 balls straight.

On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1722: Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.

 

On this Day in History in 1974: World Trade Center, then the world’s tallest building, opens in New York at 110 stories.

 

On this Day in History in 1971: Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole.

 

On this Day in History in 1933: The first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1857: Elisha Otis installs his 1st elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City.

On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1830: New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded).

On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1822: Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth.

On this Day in History

On this Day in History in 1788: 1st US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet.

 

On this Day in History in 1793: Patent granted Ralph Hodgson, NY, for oiled silk & linen.

Fun Fact of the Day

Fun Fact of the Day: All of the Peking (Pekin) ducks in the U.S. are descended from 9 ducks imported to Long Island, New York in 1873. (also called Long Island duckling)