At 10 a.m. on the morning of January 9, 1793, Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first aerial trip in a yellow hot air balloon. Blanchard, famous French aeronaut, had filled his balloon with hydrogen and sold tickets for $5 for the take off. Our first president, General George Washington and...
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen (or motorcar), built in 1886, is widely regarded as the first automobile; that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by a motor. The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29 , 1886. Following...
A kite is a tethered aircraft. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind. The resultant...
February 23rd is Tennis Day. Walter Wingfield patented the game of Tennis in 1874. Tennis is a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. The first official tennis tournament was held at Wimbledon in July 1877. Major...
This holiday originated in New Zealand when former rugby star and TV presenter Marc Ellis dared people to streak in front of Prime Minister Helen Clark. The concept has been adopted by particularly Dunedin students (Scarfies) where getting nude is nothing new. Dunedin is a legend University...
At 11.18 on 6th September 2006 French freediver, Guillaume Nery, has set a new world record in the Constant Weight Discipline with a 109m dive in 2min 55sec. This successful attempt follows on from his previous attempt on 31st August 2006, when Nery managed to achieve his target depth but...