ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1862, Dr. Gatling walked in and received a patent for his invention, the "Gatling Gun."
Not realizing how much it reduce the number of his patients.
The reason he got the patent the same day he walked in: hey, you argue with him.
While the invention was successful, it did drastically reduce the number of patients he could see.
You have to admit, it was a great way to drum up business.
In 1880, the first cash register was patented.
It was not only a much-needed invention, but it also had a nice ring to it.
The inventor would have said, "Ka-ching!" but that phrase hadn't been invented yet.
On this date in 1904, Harvard stadium was the first facility built for football.
It made it tough on the football team to play in facilities built for other sports.
Especially, since up until then, Harvard only had a bowling team.
At first, things were a little slow... then they got a team.
This was the date in 1922 that Howard Carter discovered the entrance of King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt. Thankfully he ignored the "No Archeologists" sign.
They had to Discover it because the tomb did not accept American Express.
It was a very nice tomb, it even had valet chariot parking.
At first, they weren't sure it was actually him. He was so well-preserved that he appeared like he was made out of clay.
Yeah, they thought they saw a putty Tut. Man that was a long way to go.
On this date in 1939, the Packard debuted at the auto show as the first-ever car with air conditioning in it. While getting the box to clamp on the window was tough, the real challenge was finding an extension cord long enough.
Not realizing how much it reduce the number of his patients.
The reason he got the patent the same day he walked in: hey, you argue with him.
While the invention was successful, it did drastically reduce the number of patients he could see.
You have to admit, it was a great way to drum up business.
In 1880, the first cash register was patented.
It was not only a much-needed invention, but it also had a nice ring to it.
The inventor would have said, "Ka-ching!" but that phrase hadn't been invented yet.
On this date in 1904, Harvard stadium was the first facility built for football.
It made it tough on the football team to play in facilities built for other sports.
Especially, since up until then, Harvard only had a bowling team.
At first, things were a little slow... then they got a team.
This was the date in 1922 that Howard Carter discovered the entrance of King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt. Thankfully he ignored the "No Archeologists" sign.
They had to Discover it because the tomb did not accept American Express.
It was a very nice tomb, it even had valet chariot parking.
At first, they weren't sure it was actually him. He was so well-preserved that he appeared like he was made out of clay.
Yeah, they thought they saw a putty Tut. Man that was a long way to go.
On this date in 1939, the Packard debuted at the auto show as the first-ever car with air conditioning in it. While getting the box to clamp on the window was tough, the real challenge was finding an extension cord long enough.
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