Happy Birthday, Victor Vasarely The Hungarian-French artist Victor Vasarely (born: Gyözö Vásárhelyi ) was born in Pecs, Hungary, in 1908, Vasarely began his artistic training in Budapest in the late 1920s. In 1928, he studied the concepts of the Bauhaus…
Today in History: Leonetto Cappiello born in 1875 145 years ago today, painter and poster artist Leonetto Cappiello was born in Livorno, Italy. Leonetto Cappiello started his career as a caricaturist before dedicating himself to poster art. Sometimes called the…
Today is National Zoo Lovers Day Each year on April 8, National Zoo Lovers Day is observed. This would be a perfect day to visit a zoo and be one of the millions of people who visit them each year.…
Today is National Beer Day National Beer Day is observed annually on April 7th. The world’s oldest beverage might date back as far as 9500 BC when cereal was first farmed, so recorded in the written history of ancient…
Today in History: The first modern Olympics open in Athens in 1896 124 years ago today, 241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the first modern Olympiad in Athens, Greece. The event took place over 1500 years after the…
Today is National Caramel Day Americans began making sugary syrups in the 1600s, but the delicious, chewy caramel we know and love today was a more recent innovation. Caramel candy emerged during the 18th century and quickly became one of…
Today in History: Herbert Bayer born in 1900 Herbert Bayer, the Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, and architect, Bayer was widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus. His pioneering experiments in typography, layout and design…
Today in History: Munich Secession Movement formed in 1892 In Munich, a group of some 100 artists split off from the mainstream Munich Artists' Association and founded the Munich Secession ("Verein Bildender Künstler Münchens e.V. Secession"). The group's progressive outlook…
Today in History: Simplicissimus first published in 1896 124 years ago today, the first edition of the satirical magazine "Simplicissimus" was issued. The weekly publication was created by publisher Albert Langen (1869-1909) and graphic artist Thomas Heine (1867-1948) and quickly…
Today in History: 1st mobile phone call in 1973 47 years ago today, the first public mobile telephone call was placed on a Manhattan sidewalk. Motorola's Martin Cooper called Joel Engel of Bell Labs. He later told the BBC that…