André-Jacques Garnerin, the first person to use a parachute regularly and successfully, was born on this day in 1769. Thursday, January 31, 2008
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André-Jacques Garnerin, the first person to use a parachute regularly and successfully, was born on this day in 1769. 
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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Today is the anniversary of the birth of Nobel laureate Max Theiler, whose research on yellow fever led to a vaccine against this dreaded disease. Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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On this day in 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, an aeronautical pioneer best known for his invention of the box kite, was born.
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On this day in 1880, Thomas Edison was granted patent #223,898 for "an electric lamp for giving light by incandescence". Saturday, January 26, 2008
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On this day in 1858, inventor and pearl culture pioneer Kokichi Mikimoto was born. Thursday, January 24, 2008
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On this day in 1922, the United States granted patent number 1,404,539 for the Eskimo Pie. Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Today is the anniversary of the birth of author, naturalist and conservationist Joy Adamson. Saturday, January 19, 2008
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Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the astronomer who first discovered evidence of galactic rotation, Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn. Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
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Today is the 302nd anniversary of the birth of scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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On this day in 1969 the first docking of spacecraft from Earth took place. Soyuz 4 and 5 linked up at 08:20 GMT. Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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On this day in 1955 the Wham-O company began production of Pluto Platters, which would later become known as Frisbees. Saturday, January 12, 2008
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The inventor of the Hammond electric organ, Laurens Hammond, was born on this day in 1895.Thursday, January 10, 2008
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Today is the birthday of one of the world's most remarkable cosmologists, Stephen Hawking. Monday, January 7, 2008
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On this day in 1925, agronomist George Washington Carver was granted patent #1,522,176 for cosmetics. Saturday, January 5, 2008
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He cut a fine figure and always looked sharp. Inventor King Gillette was born on this day in 1855. Friday, January 4, 2008
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Louis Braille, who invented the written language for the blind that bears his name, was born on this day in 1809. Thursday, January 3, 2008
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Michael J. Owens, inventor of the first mass production glass bottle making machine, was born on this day in 1859.
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