ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag, barely beating out stars and garters. afterwards, they all enjoyed a Continental breakfast.
In 1847, Bunson developed a gas burner... after he couldn't find any more nephews to pull his finger.
Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to appear on the radio on this day, back in 1922. He made a speech honoring Francis Scott Key after being caller #9 in the "Vacation a Day" promotion.
On this date in 1938, Chlorophyll was patented by Benjamin Grushkin. It was declared "the sleeper hit of the summer"! Ironically, on the exact same day, Benjamin Chlorophyll invented Grushkin. It took a while because the patent officer would ask, "So, what does it do?" He'd show the guy who would wake up an hour later and ask, "So, what does it do?"
In 1942, Disney released the movie, "Bambi." Up until that time, everyone thought it was OK to go out into an open meadow.
The world's first commercial computer, Univac 1, was born on this date back in 1951. Its first word was, of course, "data."
On this date in 1954, President Eisenhower signed the bill that added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. They replaced the words, "under something."
In 1847, Bunson developed a gas burner... after he couldn't find any more nephews to pull his finger.
Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to appear on the radio on this day, back in 1922. He made a speech honoring Francis Scott Key after being caller #9 in the "Vacation a Day" promotion.
On this date in 1938, Chlorophyll was patented by Benjamin Grushkin. It was declared "the sleeper hit of the summer"! Ironically, on the exact same day, Benjamin Chlorophyll invented Grushkin. It took a while because the patent officer would ask, "So, what does it do?" He'd show the guy who would wake up an hour later and ask, "So, what does it do?"
In 1942, Disney released the movie, "Bambi." Up until that time, everyone thought it was OK to go out into an open meadow.
The world's first commercial computer, Univac 1, was born on this date back in 1951. Its first word was, of course, "data."
On this date in 1954, President Eisenhower signed the bill that added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. They replaced the words, "under something."
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