Today in History November 14 1889 – New York World reporter Nellie Bly aka Elizabeth Cochran, began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, finishing the trip in 72 days and 6 hours 1380 – King Charles VI of France...
New York World reporter Nellie Bly aka Elizabeth Cochran
Today in History November 13 1789 – Ben Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes” 1002 – English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers 1775 – American Revolutionary forces capture Montreal 1789 – Ben Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes” 1841 – James Braid...
1789 - Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes"
Today in History November 12 Henry Bowers, Titus Oates, Edgar Evans, Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912. 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. 1793 – Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris,...
Henry Bowers, Titus Oates, Edgar Evans, Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912.
Today in History November 7 1910: Pilot Philip Parmalee, ready for take off in a Wright Model B. 1492 – The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest...
1910: Pilot Philip Parmalee, ready for take off in a Wright Model B.
Today in History November 6 The Edsel 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. 1217 – The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul’s Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for...
Today in History November 5 Raymond Loewy designed several streamlined steam locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the experimental S1 seen here. When built in 1938 it was the largest locomotive ever constructed with a rigid frame, and though fast and powerful no more were built due to some operating flaws. “The Big Engine” was...
Raymond Loewy designed several streamlined steam locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the experimental S1 seen here. When built in 1938 it was the largest locomotive ever constructed with a rigid frame, and though fast and powerful no more were built due to some operating flaws. "The Big Engine" was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1939-40, placed on a bed of rollers that allowed its wheels to turn at 60 mph staying in place.
