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In 1927, engineers from AT&T in New York and the British General Post Office successfully completed the first public transatlantic radio-telephone call, proving clear two-way voice communication could span the Atlantic Ocean.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephony
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephony
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1927, engineers from AT&T in New York and the British General Post Office successfully completed the first public transatlantic radio-telephone call, proving clear two-way voice communication could span the Atlantic Ocean.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephony
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephony
In 1895, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière wowed a small paying crowd in a Paris café by using their new Cinématographe to project the world’s first public commercial screening of ten short silent films, igniting worldwide excitement for motion pictures.
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1895, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière wowed a small paying crowd in a Paris café by using their new Cinématographe to project the world’s first public commercial screening of ten short silent films, igniting worldwide excitement for motion pictures.
In 1831, the HMS Beagle set sail from Plymouth with Captain Robert FitzRoy and young naturalist Charles Darwin on board, beginning a five-year voyage around the world that would inspire Darwin’s groundbreaking ideas on evolution.
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1831, the HMS Beagle set sail from Plymouth with Captain Robert FitzRoy and young naturalist Charles Darwin on board, beginning a five-year voyage around the world that would inspire Darwin’s groundbreaking ideas on evolution.
In 2004, a gigantic undersea earthquake off Indonesia unleashed tsunamis that swept across the Indian Ocean, killing more than 227,000 people in 14 countries and spurring worldwide rescue efforts and new early-warning systems.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 2004, a gigantic undersea earthquake off Indonesia unleashed tsunamis that swept across the Indian Ocean, killing more than 227,000 people in 14 countries and spurring worldwide rescue efforts and new early-warning systems.
In 1643, Captain William Mynors of the East India Company ship Royal Mary sighted an uninhabited, cliff-ringed island in the Indian Ocean and named it “Christmas Island,” creating its first recorded mention.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1643, Captain William Mynors of the East India Company ship Royal Mary sighted an uninhabited, cliff-ringed island in the Indian Ocean and named it “Christmas Island,” creating its first recorded mention.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden astonished shipboard radio operators by making the first public broadcast of speech and music, proving radio could transmit far more than Morse code.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden astonished shipboard radio operators by making the first public broadcast of speech and music, proving radio could transmit far more than Morse code.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden
In 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain built and tested the first successful point-contact transistor at Bell Labs, proving tiny solid-state devices could amplify electrical signals and launching the era of modern electronics.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-contact_transistor
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-contact_transistor
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain built and tested the first successful point-contact transistor at Bell Labs, proving tiny solid-state devices could amplify electrical signals and launching the era of modern electronics.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-contact_transistor
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-contact_transistor
In 1938, South African curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer spotted an unusual fish in a trawler’s catch, leading to the revelation that the supposedly extinct coelacanth was still alive and transforming scientific views on evolution.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1938, South African curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer spotted an unusual fish in a trawler’s catch, leading to the revelation that the supposedly extinct coelacanth was still alive and transforming scientific views on evolution.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
In 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 sent astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders beyond Earth’s gravity to orbit the Moon, capture the famous “Earthrise” photo, and return safely, proving human lunar travel was possible.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 sent astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders beyond Earth’s gravity to orbit the Moon, capture the famous “Earthrise” photo, and return safely, proving human lunar travel was possible.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
In 1951, scientists at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho produced the first electricity from nuclear power by lighting four light bulbs, proving atomic energy could generate usable electricity.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1951, scientists at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho produced the first electricity from nuclear power by lighting four light bulbs, proving atomic energy could generate usable electricity.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I
In 1843, Charles Dickens self-published a lavishly illustrated first edition of “A Christmas Carol” in London that sold out its 6,000 copies within days and swiftly shaped modern Christmas traditions.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1843, Charles Dickens self-published a lavishly illustrated first edition of “A Christmas Carol” in London that sold out its 6,000 copies within days and swiftly shaped modern Christmas traditions.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
In 1892, Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” debuted at St. Petersburg’s Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, enchanting audiences with its Christmas-themed story, dazzling dances, and memorable music like the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1892, Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” debuted at St. Petersburg’s Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, enchanting audiences with its Christmas-themed story, dazzling dances, and memorable music like the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
In 1903, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully flew the first powered, controlled airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1903, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully flew the first powered, controlled airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer
In 1775, Jane Austen was born in the rectory of Steventon, Hampshire, launching the life of the celebrated English novelist who would later create classics such as “Pride and Prejudice.”
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1775, Jane Austen was born in the rectory of Steventon, Hampshire, launching the life of the celebrated English novelist who would later create classics such as “Pride and Prejudice.”
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
In 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to land softly on another planet—Venus—and send back data, confirming its scorching temperatures and crushing atmospheric pressure.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to land softly on another planet—Venus—and send back data, confirming its scorching temperatures and crushing atmospheric pressure.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7
In 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to fly past another planet, zipping over Venus and revealing its scorching carbon-dioxide atmosphere, lack of a magnetic field, and other data that helped shape future space exploration.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to fly past another planet, zipping over Venus and revealing its scorching carbon-dioxide atmosphere, lack of a magnetic field, and other data that helped shape future space exploration.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
In 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt completed their last moonwalk by collecting samples, driving their rover around the Taurus-Littrow Valley, and lifting off to rejoin their orbiting command module—marking the final time humans have walked on the Moon.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt completed their last moonwalk by collecting samples, driving their rover around the Taurus-Littrow Valley, and lifting off to rejoin their orbiting command module—marking the final time humans have walked on the Moon.
In 1901, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi showed that radio waves could travel across the Atlantic by hearing the Morse-code letter “S” in Newfoundland after it was sent from Cornwall, proving long-distance wireless communication possible.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1901, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi showed that radio waves could travel across the Atlantic by hearing the Morse-code letter “S” in Newfoundland after it was sent from Cornwall, proving long-distance wireless communication possible.
In 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module Challenger carried astronauts Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt to the Moon, where they drove a rover, ran scientific experiments, discovered orange volcanic glass, collected many rock samples, and left the most recent human footprints on the lunar surfac
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module Challenger carried astronauts Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt to the Moon, where they drove a rover, ran scientific experiments, discovered orange volcanic glass, collected many rock samples, and left the most recent human footprints on the lunar surfac
In 1901, Stockholm and Kristiania (now Oslo) hosted the very first Nobel Prize ceremonies, where King Oscar II and other dignitaries awarded medals and money to scientists, writers, and peace advocates, establishing Alfred Nobel’s enduring annual tradition of honoring achievements that benefit human
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1901, Stockholm and Kristiania (now Oslo) hosted the very first Nobel Prize ceremonies, where King Oscar II and other dignitaries awarded medals and money to scientists, writers, and peace advocates, establishing Alfred Nobel’s enduring annual tradition of honoring achievements that benefit human
In 1968, Douglas Engelbart astonished a computer conference audience by using his new “mouse” to showcase clickable links, on-screen editing, video conferencing, and shared documents—all foreshadowing today’s interactive computing.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1968, Douglas Engelbart astonished a computer conference audience by using his new “mouse” to showcase clickable links, on-screen editing, video conferencing, and shared documents—all foreshadowing today’s interactive computing.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
In 1854, Pope Pius IX officially declared that Mary was conceived without original sin—proclaiming the dogma of the Immaculate Conception during a grand ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffabilis_Deus
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffabilis_Deus
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1854, Pope Pius IX officially declared that Mary was conceived without original sin—proclaiming the dogma of the Immaculate Conception during a grand ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffabilis_Deus
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffabilis_Deus
In 1972, NASA’s Apollo 17—the only Saturn V launched at night—carried astronauts Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt to the Moon for the final Apollo landing, where they drove a rover, collected a record load of rocks and soil, and left the last human footprints on the lunar surface.
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1972, NASA’s Apollo 17—the only Saturn V launched at night—carried astronauts Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt to the Moon for the final Apollo landing, where they drove a rover, collected a record load of rocks and soil, and left the last human footprints on the lunar surface.
In 1877, Thomas Edison astonished onlookers at his Menlo Park laboratory by speaking “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into his newly invented phonograph and then playing the words back, achieving the first successful mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1877, Thomas Edison astonished onlookers at his Menlo Park laboratory by speaking “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into his newly invented phonograph and then playing the words back, achieving the first successful mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.
In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested, Black residents of Montgomery, Alabama started a year-long bus boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr., proving peaceful protest could succeed and ultimately ending segregation on the city’s buses.
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested, Black residents of Montgomery, Alabama started a year-long bus boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr., proving peaceful protest could succeed and ultimately ending segregation on the city’s buses.