1847 1st US telegraphs company established in Maryland
1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
1859 The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
1866 Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
1895 1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
1913 Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
1913 National Institute of Arts & Letters founded
1936 1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
1938 Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is officially released
1948 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK
1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels, Belgium
2004 Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room
2014 Same-sex marriage is legalized in Scotland
2014 Satya Nadella succeeds Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft
By: Archa Dave
