1733 – 1st polar bear exhibited in America
1778 – English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the “Sandwich Islands.”
1886 – The Hockey Association was formed in England. This date is the birthday of modern field hockey.
1896 – The x-ray machine was exhibited for the first time
1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded
1964 – The plans for the original World Trade Center in New York were unveiled to the public.
1995 – The “yahoo.com” domain was created.
2012 – Wikipedia began a 24-hour “blackout” in protest against proposed anti-piracy legislation (S. 968 and H.R. 3261) known as the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House. Many websites, including Reddit, Google, Facebook, Amazon and others, contended would make it challenging if not impossible for them to operate.
By: Archa Dave
