Alfred Nobel: The Founder of the Peace Prize
Alfred Bernhardt Nobel was an inventor and the person who established the Nobel Peace Prize.…
Category: Firsts in History
When was the World Wide Web Born?
First off, there is a distinction to be made between the internet and the World…
Brooklyn Bridge History: The first crossing of the East River
The Brooklyn Bridge had its opening on May 24, 1883; a connecting of Brooklyn and…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Died at Age 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court. After Sandra…
Phineas Gage: An Accidental First in Neuroscience
After the accident, Phineas became unruly and unreliable; using profane language and changing his mind…
First Known LSD Experience in History
It was in 1943 when Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann (credited with the synthesis and discovery of …
First March On Washington
The first march on Washington took place during what is referred to as The Gilded…
History of Fact Checking in Journalism
A focus on fact-checking in American journalism was spurred on by yellow journalism and muckraking…
Kodak Founder George Eastman
George Eastman was not the inventor of the camera. His genius was in making the…
IBM’s Launch of Personal Computer Model 5150
Researching the history of the personal computer reveals how far along we have come, since IBM…