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…
Inspired by Jules Verne, Pioneer American Woman Journalist Nellie Bly Her Attempt to Beat Travel Around the World in Less Than 80 Days
It Happened onNovember 14, 1889Nellie Bly was a pioneering journalist and adventurer who, in 1889, set out to beat the fictional record of Phileas Fogg, the protagonist of ‘s novel “.” Bly traveled for 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds, beating Verne’s fictional record by 8 days….
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…
That's What He Said
Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments.
“The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.” – Nikola TESLA