1. 1856 A young scientist, David Edward Hughes, from Kentucky, patented a telegraph with a “printer” that printed the received text. The inventor later sold the rights to the device to a group of New York businessmen for $100. 2. 1862 US President Abraham Lincoln...

Read today about how far you can find car parts after a tornado, and how untidiness has led to the destruction of important documents. 1 US President Abraham Lincoln signed a decree establishing the country's Department of Agriculture. The ministry has allowed the various existing departments to be merged ...

  Read today about how Vaseline was invented, why the Olympic Games were not a success, and where the slogan “57 varieties” came from. 1. 1853 Texas resident Gail Borden invented condensed milk. Three years later, in another state, Connecticut, Borden built two factories...

  Today is Windmill Day, Nonsense Day and Reception Secretary Day. Read today about how the odometer was invented, who came to the aid of American alcoholics, and how women influenced the names of hurricanes. 1 Traveling the Utah plains, inventor William ...