It Happened onMarch 15, 1909Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, also known as Vilma Parlaghy, a renowned artist, has arrived in New York with a grand entourage. She plans to paint twenty-five of the brainiest Americans, including President Taft, Cardinal Gibbons, Mr. Edison, and Graham Bell. She has already arranged sittings with her subjects…
Amelia Earhart, officially Amelia Earhart Putnam and referred to in the press as “Mrs. Putnam”, arrived at Newark at 9:19 pm after crossing the United States in 17 hours and 7 minutes for a new airplane speed record.
It Happened onJuly 08, 1933 The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 08 Jul 1933, Sat, Page 1
Nikola Tesla delivers a series of lectures in London, before the Royal Society
It Happened onFebruary 04, 1892Tesla tackled the subject of “Experiments with alternate currents of high potential and high frequency“. In these lectures, Tesla laid the foundations for his ideas of radio technology. He was invited by Lord Kelvin. He would present his work at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in…
Chicago Cartoonist Hugh Hefner Gets a Mention in The Chicago Tribune
It Happened onMay 03, 1951One of the oldest mentions of Hugh Hefner in the press.
Princess Vilma arrives in New York City, aboard The Abraham Lincoln steamship.
It Happened onDecember 29, 1910Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, on the Way to New York, played Santa Claus for 180 Youths, aboard the steamship Abraham Lincoln, of the Hamburg America Line. She wrote a manifesto in three languages to explain her plans to gift all of the children on the ship with something…