Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Reminder from the Calendar of Time Capsule: June 8th Thursday June 8, 2006 12:30 am - 12:30 am This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in1786, the first commercially-made ice cream was sold (NY).1824, the washing machine was patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.1869, Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago patented the first vacuum cleaner.1918, Nova Aquila, the brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, was discovered. Noteworthy people born on this day:In 1625: Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who discovered 4 satellites of Saturn. In 1916: Francis Crick, who codiscovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962). ADVERTISEMENT Yes No Yes No Yes No Copyright © 2006 . Privacy Policy - Terms of Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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