History: Rio de Janeiro founded in 1565
History: Rio de Janeiro founded On this day in 1565, the city of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro (River of January) was founded on the flat sandy beaches between Sugar Loaf and Morro Cara de Cao. The name of…
History: David Klein born in 1918
History: David Klein born in 1918 On this day in 1918, the American advertising designer David Klein was born in El Paso, Texas. Klein is probably best known for the iconic travel posters he created for Trans World Airlines (TWA)…
History: North German Lloyd founded in 1857
History: North German Lloyd founded in 1857 On this day in 1857, the German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) (North German Lloyd) was founded by Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen. NDL became one of the most important German…
History: First Ironman in Hawaii in 1978
Today in History: First Ironman in Hawaii in 1978 On this day in 1978, the first "Ironman Triathlon" was held in Kailua-Konain, The world championship has been held annually since 1978 (with an additional race in 1982) and is preceded…
History: The first car to break 100mph4
History: The first car to break 100mph On this day in 1905, British driver Arthur MacDonald became the first to break 100 miles per hour in an automobile at Daytona Beach, Florida, US. MacDonald was driving a 90hp Napier owned…
History: Mazda founded in 1920
History: Mazda founded in 1920 On January 30, 1920, Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952) forms Toyo Cork Kogyo, a business that makes cork, in Hiroshima, Japan; just over a decade later the company produces its first automobile and eventually changes its name…
History: Carl Benz gets patent for gasoline car in 1886
History: Carl Benz gets patent for gasoline car in 1886 On this day in 1886, 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. was formed in 1883 and…
History: India becomes a Republic in 1950
History: India becomes a Republic in 1950 On this day in 1950, the Constitution of India came into effect. The country became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru became…
History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924
History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 The concept of the 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, host…
History: Concorde slashes Atlantic flight time in 1973
History: Concorde slashes Atlantic flight time in 1973 On January 21, 1976, the Concorde began its first passenger flights, revolutionizing air travel with supersonic speeds. British Airways and Air France simultaneously launched routes, marking a new era of luxury and…