This day honors Baron Bliss, an Englishman who left a bulk of his fortune to the service of the Belizean people. Henry Edward Ernest Victor Barretts...
Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist and inventor who is best known for inventing the telephone. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, and all through...
Cinco de Marcho is a made-up holiday with lighthearted origins. It is the invention of a man who goes by the name ‘Carlos Fantastico,’ whose true...
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), originally called Multiple Personality Disorder, is a medical condition of suffering memory loss, out-of-body experiences, detachment from emotions, and a lack of...
Like many popular snack stories, the history of cheese doodles has multiple possible origins. One of the most accepted ones involves a man named Morrie Yohai....
From engineers to technicians and filmmakers, there are countless people who contributed to the invention and production of the 35mm film. The first was Thomas Edison...
World Civil Defense Day was created to pay tribute to the efforts of national services responsible for the fight against disasters. It also creates awareness of...
In 1936, Luz Long was participating in the long jump event and helped Jesse Owens improve his form. Long saw Owens struggling because of his form...
In 1946, one year after Korea’s independence, Independence Movement Day became a national anniversary. May 24, 1949 was declared a national holiday. Thirty-three South Korean religious...
Bartending may seem like a modern job, but it’s one of the oldest jobs known to man—the first jobs of bartenders may have been practiced in...
