103 years ago today, the world's largest train station was inaugurated in New York City. It took 10 years to construct Grand Central Station, the gigantic, multi-level railway cathedral. The station quickly became one of the most famous buildings in…
130 years ago today, German engineer Carl Friedrich Benz received the first patent for a gasoline-powered vehicle. Benz had begun to work on the two-stroke (or two-cycle) engine in 1878. Benz & Co. formed in 1883 and its first motor car rode through the streets of…
Today in History: First live TV performance by Elvis Presley in 1956 60 years ago today, Elvis Presley gave his first live performance on U.S. national television as a guest on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show in New York. Following…
260 years ago today, the prolific and influential composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) was born in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart's father Leopold recognized and furthered his son’s musical genius early on. At the age of six, Wolfgang Amadeus was…
Today in History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 The concept of Winter Olympic Games was first introduced in 1924. Following the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress decided that France,…
115 years ago today, the poster artist and typeface designer A.M Cassandre (born Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron) was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine to French parents. After settling in Paris in 1915, the young artist studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and…
Today in History: First passenger flight of the Concorde in 1976 40 years ago today, the airliner Concorde began its passenger service. The supersonic jet was first flown in in 1969. Commercial service continued until the end of 2003. A…
Today in History: Janis Joplin born in 1943 She was the goddess of the hippie movement - and is considered, by many, the best white blues singer in the world. Janis Joplin celebrated her greatest success in 1969 at Woodstock.…
Today in History: Last German VW Beetle produced in 1978 End of the German production of the Beetle: On January 19, 1978 the last model of the legendary car rolls off the assembly lines at the Volkswagen plant in Emden…
Today in History: Stanley Walter Galli born in 1912 Happy Birthday, Stanley Walter Galli. The San Francisco native studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Art Center School in Los Angeles before he launched…