On the 29th of December 1890 the 7th Cavalry of the USA massacred over 200/300 people of the Sioux nation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
Wounded Knee: #OnThisDay
‘The Mummy’: #OnThisDay
On 22nd of December 1932 ‘The Mummy’ starring Boris Karloff is released in the USA.
First View of Andromeda Galaxy Through a Telescope: #OnThisDay
“like a candle seen at night through a horn”
James Clerk Maxwell: “A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field” #OnThisDay
James Clerk Maxwell is one of the greatest scientists both in his own time and today.
Rosa Parks: #OnThisDay
On this day, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing a bus driver’s instructions to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Scott Joplin: #OnThisDay (Perhaps)
On this day 24th of November 1868 Scott Joplin was born in Texarkana, Texas, USA. There is some doubt as to the exact date and year of his birth.
The Computer Mouse: #OnThisDay
On this day 17th of November 1970 the computer mouse was patented by Douglas Englebart.
Dr David Livingstone #OTD
On 10th of November 1871 American journalist Henry Morton Stanley met the Scottish explorer, missionary and campaigner against slavery Dr David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa
Rebel Without A Cause: #OTD
On this day, 27th of October 1955, Rebel Without A Cause had its premiere in Los Angeles, California.
On This Day: 20th of October 1714
Georg Ludwig von Hannover was crowned as King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
