The comic strip The Katzenjammer Kids debuts in the New York Journal

One of the first ethnic comic strips, The Katzenjammer Kids, debuted in the funny pages of Sunday newspapers beginning in December of 1897. The comic strip followed the antics of German twins, Hans and Fritz, and their mother, Momma Katzenjammers. It may be viewed as offensive by today’s standards, but…

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published in Florence.

“Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems,” was written in the form of a dialogue between three characters: Salviati, Sagredo, and Simplicio. While Galileo used this format to present different viewpoints on the heliocentric model of the solar system, with Salviati advocating for Copernicanism and Simplicio representing the geocentric view,…

Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680

C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch’s Comet, and Newton’s Comet, was the first comet discovered by telescope. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch and was one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth century. While the Kirch Comet of 1680–1681 was discovered by—and subsequently named for—Gottfried…

1891 – First Mentions of Brachfeld Vilma Parlaghy in U.S. Press

“She is especially successful in painting portraits of men.” – Lawrence Daily Journal Pittsburg, PA – April 28 Vilma Parlaghy, “the most noted Portrait Painter of Germany“. A Woman and Her Brush – The Pittsburg Dispatch This phrase appeared in over 80 local newspapers in the U.S. in 1891.