The atlas called Theatrum Orbis Terrarum was made by Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius. The first modern atlas was published on this day in 1570. It was entitled Thea...
On this day, the first thermonuclear bomb was dropped on the Bikini Atoll. Interestingly, this is linked to the name of the bikini swimsuit. The bikini swimsuit was named...
The Mars 2 weighted 4650 pounds. When the Soviets landed on Mars, they surpassed the Americans, and became the first people who conquered the “Red Planet”. On...
Prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet Omar Hajjam was born on this day in 1048. He lived in the time when Persia (modern Iran) was under the rule of the Se...
At Rogers Dry Lake, near Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert (California), Jackie Cochran flew a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet, and reached the speed of 1,049.835 kilom...
This day in 1970 marked the beginning of the expedition led by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the cane-boat Ra II. In 1947, Heyerdahl and hi...
This day in 1749 marked the birth of the famous Edward Jenner, the “father of immunology” who made the practice of vaccinating humans against infectious diseases widespre...
On this day in 2006, the American aircraft carrier USS Oriskany was deliberately sunk off the coast of Florida. The carrier, which now lies at the bottom of the sea, is u...