Today in History

Event:	1879: Thomas Elkins Receives Patent for Refri...
Thomas Elkins, of Albany, New York, received his patent - one of three - for a refrig...

Event:	1952: UNIVAC predicts landslide for Eisenhowe...
The Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) was the world's first commercially-availabl...

Event:	1922: Entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb dis...
The ancient Egyptians used many mathematical sciences, including geometry and problem...

Event:	1879: Will Rogers, journalist and entertainer
Will Rogers was born on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma in 1879. An avid learner, W...

Event:	1604: Merry Wives of Windsor first per...
One of William Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, The Merry Wives of Windsor ...