Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule: February 8th Date: Friday February 8, 2008 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in1672, Isaac Newton read the first optics paper before the Royal Society in London. 1883, Louis Waterman began experiments which would result in the invention of the fountain pen. 1898, Ames Sherman patented the first envelope folding and gumming machine (Massachusetts). 1969, a meteorite weighing over one ton fell in Chihuahua, México. Noteworthy person born on this day:In 1828: Jules Verne, France, pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon). Get reminders on your mobile, Yahoo! Messenger, and email.Edit reminder options Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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