1570: How was the First Modern Atlas Made?
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...
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1956: First Thermonuclear Bomb Dropped on Bikini Atoll
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...
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1971: A Communist Probe – the First Human Object on Mars
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...
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1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer
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...
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1953: The First Woman to Break the Sound Barrier
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...
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1960: The First Ruby Laser
Theodore H. “Ted” Maiman developed the first ruby laser at Hughes Research Laboratories, located in the city of Malibu, California. The famous Howard Hughes o...
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1946: The Launch of Nazi V-2 Rockets in a Desert near Roswell
On this day in 1946, the Americans performed the first successful launch of the German V-2 rockets that exceeded the height of 100,000 feet. The V-2 rockets were develope...
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1934: French Submarine Aircraft Carrier Surcouf Commissioned
Surcouf carried a hydroplane in a hangar behind its conning tower, which is why it is sometimes called a submarine aircraft carrier. French submarine Surcouf was c...
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