On this day in 1947, the sound barrier was officially broken by an aircraft for the first time in history (i.e. it achieved a speed of Mach 1). The man responsible for th...
The greater part of the Mary Rose was recovered from the sea on this day in 1982. This was one of the most spectacular maritime archaeology undertakings in history. The M...
The famed Henry Cavendish, the scientist who performed the first experiment which allowed the mass of the planet Earth to be calculated. Scientist Henry Cavendish was of...
The famed Clarence Birdseye, inventor of the technique which allows us to fast-freeze food, died on this day. This technique allows us to produce quality frozen food, whi...
On this day mankind got its first chance to see the so-called “dark side of the Moon”. As it is well-known, the Moon, due to synchronous rotation, is always facing toward...
On this day in 1995, the first planet outside our solar system that orbits a star similar to our Sun was discovered. The star in question is 51 Pegasi, which is located s...
On this day, the UK made its first nuclear weapons test in its history. In this way it became the third nuclear power in the world, since the only other countries to poss...
One of the strangest aircrafts ever built – the Super Guppy outsize cargo freight airplane – made its first flight on this day in 1965. It was primarily built for NASA, a...