Interesting Fun Facts from This Day in History
On this day in history, the Eiffel Tower officially opened to the public in 1889.
On this day in history, the first radio broadcast was made in 19
3. On this day in history, the first ever successful heart transplant was performed in 1967.
On this day in history, the Great Wall of China was opened to tourists in 1957.
On this day in history, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.
On this day in history, the first ever mobile phone call was made in 1973.
On this day in history, Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990.
On this day in history, the first public appearance of Mickey Mouse took place in 19
9. On this day in history, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, marking the end of the Cold War.
On this day in history, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech in 1963.
On this day in history, the first commercial flight of the Concorde took place in 1976.
On this day in history, the first operational space shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 198
On this day in history, the first episode of the popular TV series Friends aired in 1994.
On this day in history, the first human-made object, Sputnik 1, was launched into space in 1957.
On this day in history, the first successful vaccine for polio was developed by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1955.
On this day in history, the iconic painting ‘Mona Lisa’ was stolen from the Louvre Museum in 19
Interesting Fun Facts from This Day in History part 2
On this day in history, the first transatlantic flight was completed by Charles Lindbergh in 19
On this day in history, the first color television broadcast was made in 195
On this day in history, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor in 1885.
On this day in history, the first episode of the popular TV series The Simpsons aired in 1989.
On this day in history, the first automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, was patented in 1886.
On this day in history, the first ever YouTube video was uploaded in 2005.
On this day in history, the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed in battle in 17
On this day in history, the first man, Yuri Gagarin, traveled to space in 196
On this day in history, the Panama Canal officially opened to shipping in 19
On this day in history, the Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
On this day in history, the famous Mount Rushmore sculpture was completed in 19
On this day in history, the Titanic set sail on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 19
On this day in history, the first successful parachute jump was made by André-Jacques Garnerin in 1797.
On this day in history, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, was returned to the Louvre Museum after being stolen in 19
On this day in history, the first astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon in 1969.
On this day in history, the first barcode was scanned in a supermarket in 1974.
On this day in history, the first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 197
On this day in history, the first successful helicopter flight was made by Igor Sikorsky in 19
On this day in history, the World Health Organization officially eradicated smallpox in 1980.
On this day in history, the first roller coaster in the United States opened at Coney Island in 1884.
On this day in history, the first edition of TIME magazine was published in 19
On this day in history, the first ever public demonstration of a television was made by John Logie Baird in 19
On this day in history, the original Star Wars film was released in 1977.
On this day in history, the first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1967.
On this day in history, the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955.
On this day in history, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 190
On this day in history, the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, known as the jumbo jet, took place in 1970.
On this day in history, the first ever electric light bulb was demonstrated by Thomas Edison in 1879.
On this day in history, the first successful human kidney transplant was performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray in 1954.