Today in History This Day in History 1606 Rembrandt was born 1799 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchardduring Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign 1848 Born, Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923) [The 80/20 rule] 1903 Ford Motor Company took its first order 1928 Born Carl …
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July 14 • Day 5
Today in History This Day in History 1789 French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille. 1918 Swedish director Ingmar Bergman was born 1933 The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders …
July 13 • Day 4
Today in History This Day in History 1896 August Kekulé, German chemist and academic died 1923 The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. 1944 Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik’s Cube 1951 Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter died 1954 Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter …