Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule: December 31st Date: Wednesday December 31, 2008 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in1870, J. D. Schneiter patented rocket mail in France, (not done). 1879, Edison gave the first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp. 1923, the first transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice took place, Pittsburgh-Manchester. 1924, Edwin Hubble announced the existence of distant galactic systems. 1935, Darrow patented Monopoly. Noteworthy people born on this day:In 1864: G. Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars). In 1869: Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque). 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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