Today in History: Bay Bridge opens in 1936 The San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct…
Today in History: KLM formed in 1919 The official airline of the Netherlands, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. or KLM, is the oldest airline that still operates under its original name. The first flight of the airline took place on May…
Today in History: Air France formed in 1933 The French airline was formed 87 years ago today and this is always a great reason to show another example of Air France's wonderful poster art, incl. this beautiful work from 1947.…
Today in History: First Flight around the World in 1924 The first flight around the world was completed by the Americans Lowell H. Smith and Erik H. Nelson in 1924: after 176 days (starting on April 6) they had covered…
Today in History: New Amsterdam becomes New York in 1664 New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626.…
Today in History: Hawaii joined the United States in 1959 61 years ago today, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America For inquiries, email posterconnection@gmail.com #Hawaii #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #originalposter #poster #posters #design #graphicdesign #art #paper…
Today in History: Lufthansa was (re)formed in 1954 Lufthansa originally formed back in 1926 as Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G. (the name Deutsche Lufthansa was used as of 1933). But with the defeat of Germany in World War II, the country…
Today in History: Abram Games born in 1914 On this day in 1914, the British designer and poster artist, Abram Games, was born. Games became a freelancing graphic artist at age 22. During World War II, he designed around 100…
Today in History: The Bikini Two small pieces of fabric caused major turmoil at the beaches at the end of the 1940s. French fashion designer Louis Reard gave them a name: bikini. The first bikini was presented on July 5,…
Today is National Red Rose Day National Red Rose Day honors the flower that is a symbol of love and romance. Red roses were used in many early cultures as decorations in wedding ceremonies and wedding attire. It was through…