On August 24, 2006, Pluto was excluded from the list of planets of the solar system and classified as a dwarf planet. Poor little Pluto – don’t worry – you [...]
On August 20, 1896, the Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company submitted a patent application for the Telephone Rotary Dial. Does anybody remember the days of the rotary dial telephone – [...]
On this day August 17, 1903, the Pulitzer Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the United States, was established, honoring excellence in literature, journalism, music, and theatre. Named [...]
On August 15, 1769, the great emperor of France and the brilliant commander Napoleon I Bonaparte, known throughout the world for his military exploits and reforms, was born.
