Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, February 21, 1878, the first telephone directory was issued?

Did you know that on this day, February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit planet Earth?

Did you know that on this day, February 19, 2007, the website Tumblr was launched by its founder David Karp?

Did you know that on this day, February 18, 1954, the Church of Scientology was officially incorporated in Los Angeles?

Did you know that on this day, February 17, 1936, the world's first superhero appeared in a comic strip?

Did you know that on this day, February 16, 1968, the first ever 911 call was made in the US?

Did you know that on this day, February 15, 1927, the silent movie ‘IT' was released in the US?

Did you know that on this day, February 14, 1849, a photograph of the 11th US President James Knox Polk was taken?

Did you know that on this day, February 13, 2017, Star Wars actor Harrison Ford nearly crashed his plane?

Did you know that on this day, February 12, 1870, Utah gave women the right to vote?

Did you know that on this day, February 11, 1993, Janet Reno was appointed as US Attorney General by President Clinton?

Did you know that on this day, February 10, 1996, IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeated Gary Kasparov at chess?