by Matilda Cruz | Jul 6, 2024 | History
In the summer of 1885, a 9-year-old boy named Joseph Meister was severely bitten by a rabid dog. As a result of the attack, Joseph sustained life-threatening injuries and faced a significant risk of developing rabies, a disease that offered him almost no chance of...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 5, 2024 | History
A significant advancement in technology occurred on July 5, 1698, when an English inventor filed a patent for a steam-powered engine. Thomas Savery, a military engineer, devoted his free time to conducting experiments and inventing new devices. He is credited with...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 4, 2024 | History
Roald Amundsen, a renowned Norwegian explorer, was born on July 4, 1872. He is celebrated for his polar explorations and is a prominent figure in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Amundsen was the first person to set foot on the South Pole, the first to...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 3, 2024 | History
For centuries, scholars had studied the mysterious drawings of ancient Egypt, trying to decipher their meanings. These markings, known as hieroglyphs, were found throughout the region—on buildings, monuments, and tombs—yet there was no known way to decipher the...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 2, 2024 | History
On July 2, 1897, the Italian inventor known as the “Father of the Radio,” Guglielmo Marconi, was granted a patent for his wireless telegraphy system. He received a British patent for “Improvements in Transmitting Electrical Impulses and Signals,”...
