Jun 30, 2016
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- A 1929 photo of trees knocked over by a meteorite blast in 1908 near Tunguska, Russia. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)
Today is Asteroid Day, marking the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska Event, the largest asteroid impact on earth in recent history.
Here are some things you may not have known about both of them.
On...
Jun 29, 2016
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- An Apple I computer with a homemade case (Photo by Ed Uthman via Wikimedia Commons)
On this date in 1975, Steve Wozniak tested the first prototype of the Apple I computer.
Here are some things you may not have known about the beginning of Apple.
Steve Wozniak met Steve Jobs in 1971 while working during the summer...
Jun 28, 2016
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- Lisa Simpson playing her saxophone from "The Simpsons." (Image from FOX)
On this date in 1846, Adolphe Sax patented the saxophone.
Here are some things you may not have known about the instrument and its inventor.
Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium in 1814. His parents were musical instrument designers who helped...
Jun 27, 2016
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- Helen Keller, left, with Anne Sullivan vacationing on Cape Cod in July 1888 (Photo courtesy of New England Historic Genealogical Society via Wikimedia Commons)
Today is the birthday of Helen Keller, who was born in 1880.
Here are a few things you may not have known about her.
She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama to...
Jun 24, 2016
On this date in 1880, "O Canada" was performed for the first time.
Here are some things you may not have known about the Canadian national anthem.
First: The lyrics were originally written in French to celebrate Saint Jean-Baptiste Day. A version in English was written in 1906, with more-popular lyrics written in...