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: Largest prehistoric penguin discovered in 2012
History: Largest prehistoric penguin discovered in 2012 On this day in 2012, the penguin species Kairuku grebneffi was discovered from a 27 million-year-old fossil, which showed the penguin to weigh around 132 lbs (60 kg) and stood at nearly 5ft…
Today is International Polar Bear Day
Today is International Polar Bear Day Recognized since 2011, Polar Bear Day is meant to raise awareness of the declining number of polar bears worldwide, largely believed to be a result of global warming and the loss of their natural…
History: World’s 1st jazz record in 1917
History: World's 1st jazz record in 1917 On this day, the “Original Dixieland Jass Band” (ODJB) recorded “Livery Stable Blues” for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. The word jass was later changed to jazz (at the time,…
Auto Racing Posters
Monaco Grand Prix An electrifying piece of motorsport history, this original 1930 Monaco Grand Prix poster by Robert Falcucci captures the raw speed and adrenaline of the legendary race. Featuring a dynamic Art Deco design, the poster showcases a streaking…
History: The world’s first opera premiered in 1607
History: The world's first opera premiered in 1607 Written by Claudio Monteverdi, L'Orfeo is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice…
History: Andy Warhol died in 1987
History: Andy Warhol died in 1987 On this day in 1987, one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century passed away. Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a pioneer of the…
History: Polaroid introduces the instant camera in 1947
History: Polaroid introduced the instant camera in 1947 On this day in 1947, Polaroid founder Edwin Land first demonstrated the instant camera at a meeting of the Optical Society of America in New York City. The American scientist got his…
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: Thomas Edison patented the phonograph in 1878.
History: Thomas Edison patented the phonograph in 1878 It was the first machine able to reproduce recorded sound. In its later forms, the device was also called a gramophone, record player (since the 1940s), or, more recently, a turntable. View…