Today in History: Kodak launches Kodachrome in 1935 85 years ago today, the Eastman Kodak Company launched Kodachrome. The photographic film was one of the most popular media used by professional and hobby photographers around the world. It was discontinued…
Today is (usually) National Tax Day (in the USA) April 15 of each year is National Tax Day (this year, the date has been moved to July 15 as a result of the coronavirus crisis). In the United States, Tax…
Today in History: Lincoln is shot in 1865 155 years ago today, 1865 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, wanted to revive the Confederate cause, mere days after their surrender to the Union Army, bringing…
Today in History: Oskar Schlemmer died in 1943 Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. Schlemmer studied at the Stuttgart Art Academy. Between 1920 and 1929, he taught at the Bauhaus in…
Today in History: Euro Disneyland opens in 1992 28 years ago today, the happiest place on earth opened its doors on the European continent in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris, France. Attracting some 10 million visitors each year, Disneyland Paris (as it…
Today in History: Cigarette Tax in USA In 1921, Iowa becomes the first state to impose a cigarette tax in the United States; in 1969, North Carolina was the last state to enact a cigarette excise tax. For inquiries, email…
Today is National Golf (Lover's) Day! Some avid golfers might suggest any and every day is Golfer's Day. But on this day, it's official. Golfer's Day is an opportunity to be thankful that someone invented this addicting, yet relaxing hobby.…
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.…