Today in History: Dow Jones above 1000
Today in History: Dow Jones above 1000 In 1972, the Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for the 1st time. As reported in the NY Times the next day: "It finished at 1,003.16 for a gain of 6.09 points in what…
History: The Berlin Wall falls in 1989
History: The Berlin Wall falls in 1989 Today marks the 31stanniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, East German officials opened the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. The following day, celebrating…
History: Barack Obama is elected President in 2008
History: Barack Obama is elected President in 2008 11 years ago today, Barack Obama as the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, Obama was the 44th person to occupy the Oval Office. He succeeded President George…
History: October Revolution in Russia in 1917
History: October Revolution in Russia in 1917 103 years ago today, Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks took over the winter palace and ended the rule of the post-Tsarist provisional government and transferred all powers to the communists in Russia. For…
Today in History: Alois Senefelder born in 1771
Today in History: Alois Senefelder born in 1771 Alois Senefelder (born Nov. 6, 1771, Prague - died Feb. 26, 1834, Munich) is often referred to as the inventor of lithography. Son of an actor at the Theatre Royal in Prague,…
Today in History: Jupp Wiertz born in 1888
Today in History: Jupp Wiertz born in 1888 Jupp Wiertz (Joseph Lambert Wiertz, November 5, 1888, Aachen - January 7, 1939, Berlin) was born in Aachen, Germany. Wiertz studied in Berlin and learned lithography in Leipzig. During the 1920s, he…
History: Heinrich Campendonk born in 1889
Today in History: Heinrich Campendonk born in 1889 The German-born painter and graphic designer (who later became a Naturalized Dutch citizen) was born on November 3 and we like to take this opportunity to promote his poster "Die Farbe" which…
Today in History: Helmut Newton born in 1930
Today in History: Helmut Newton born in 1930 On this day in 1930, Helmut Newton (Helmut Neustädter) was born in Berlin, Germany. The German-Australian photographer is one of the most important and controversial photographers of the 20th century. His pictures,…
Today in History: Donald Brun born in 1909
Today in History: Donald Brun born in 1909 On this day in 1909, graphic designer, Donald Brun, was born in Basel, Switzerland. During his apprenticeship as a graphic illustrator in the late 1920s, Brun celebrated his first successes as a…
Today is National Cat Day
Today is National Cat Day National Cat Day was initiated by Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, Colleen Paige, in 2005 to make the public recognize the enormous number of cats that need rescuing. They were first domesticated in…