1749 Earl of Chesterfield says “Idleness is only refuge of weak minds”
1801 – A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House.
1837 Euston railway station opens in London as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR), the city’s 1st intercity railway station
1847 German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf
1953 The United Nations Economic and Social Council votes to make UNICEF a permanent agency.
1960 USSR recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space
1969 1st Moon Landing: Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin from Apollo 11, 530 million watch live global broadcast
By: Archa Dave
