On this day in history: In 1783, the first successful flight was made in a hot air balloon. The pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier and Francois Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes, flew for 25 minutes and 5½ miles over Paris. In 1871, M. F. Galethe patented the cigar lighter. And in 1877, Thomas A. Edison announced the…
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Coffee Break – 11.14.2016
On this day in history: In 1832, the first streetcar went into operation in New York City. The vehicle was horse-drawn and had room for 30 people. In 1851, Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick was first published in the US. And in 1969, Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the moon, blasted off from Cape…
Coffee Break – 11.07.2016
On this day in history: In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the sixteenth president of the United States, while in 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected as the president of the Confederacy. In 1894, William C. Hooker received a patent for the mousetrap. And in 1923, Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the…
Coffee Break – 10.24.2016
On this day in history: In 1836, Alonzo D. Phillips received a patent for the phosphorous friction safety match. In 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel. And in 1939, nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first…
Coffee Break – 10.17.2016
On this day in history: In 1888, the first issue of National Geographic Magazine was released at newsstands. In 1931, Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939. And in 1933, News-Week appeared for the first time at newsstands. The name was…
Coffee Break – 09.26.2016
On this day in history: In 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS-TV. In 1964, Gilligan’s Island premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967. In 1969, The Brady Bunch series premiered on ABC-TV. And in 2006, Facebook was opened to everyone at least 13 years or older with…