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
Minor Planet 13 Egeria discovered by Annibale de Gasparis
It Happened onNovember 02, 1850In Roman and Greek mythology, Egeria was a nymph attributed a legendary role in the early history of Rome as a divine consort and counselor of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, to whom she imparted laws and rituals pertaining to ancient Roman religion. Her…
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…
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….