August 29th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! August 29, 1831: Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, laying the foundation for electric power generation. August 29, 1839: Amistad seized. August 29, 1885: Gottlieb Daimler registers his “Reitwagen” (“riding carriage”) as German patent DRP No. […]
August 28th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. August 28, 1833: Britain abolishes slavery as the Slavery Abolition Act gains royal assent, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved people across the Empire. August 28, 1963: March on Washington.: Martin Luther King, “I have […]
August 27, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: August 27, 1859: Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa. August 27, 1897: Henry Timken and Reginald Heizelman file a patent for the tapered roller bearing – a lasting innovation in […]
August 26th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends., Tangents: August 26, 1843: Charles Thurber receives a US patent for the first practical typewriter, designed specifically to assist the blind and nervous in writing. August 26, 2003: Investigators concluded that NASA’s overconfident management and inattention to safety […]
August 25th,2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. August 25, 1939: The Wizard of Oz is released. On Aug. 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation and marking a pivotal moment in World War II. Go […]