Birth of Lee de Forest
Lee de Forest was born on August 26, 1873, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lee de Forest was born on August 26, 1873, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
On August 1, 1882, the first International Polar Year (IPY) began.
Industrialist and auto manufacturer Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, in Greenfield, Township, Michigan.
On July 26, 1971, Apollo 15 was launched, bringing the fourth American crew to the Moon’s surface.
On July 20, 1969, the US effectively won the Space Race when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Eagle lunar module on the Moon’s surface.
On June 21, 1893, the Ferris wheel debuted at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
On June 4, 1979, the USPS issued the first block of four stamps in the American Architecture Series, which honors the evolution of American architecture over the last two centuries.
On April 5, 1973 (some sources cite April 6 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), the Pioneer 11 space probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
American scientist Linus Pauling was born on February 28, 1901, in Portland, Oregon.