Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, February 9, 1894, Hershey's Chocolate Company was founded by M. S. Hershey?

Did you know that on this day, February 8, 1968, "Planet of the Apes" hit the theaters in New York City?

Did you know that on this day, February 7, 1940, Walt Disney released their second feature length movie "Pinocchio" in NYC?

Did you know that on this day, February 6, 1894, William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener?

Did you know that on this day, February 5, 1869, the world's largest golden nugget was found?

Did you know that on this day, February 4, 1962, the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all aligned?

Did you know that on this day, February 3, 1815, Switzerland opened the world's first commercial cheese factory?

Did you know that on this day, February 2, 1852, London opened the world's first public flushing toilets?

Did you know that on this day, February 1, 1951, an atomic bomb explosion was aired on TV for the first time?

Did you know that on this day, January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space?

Did you know that on this day, January 30, 1965, over 320,000 people attended Winston Churchill's funeral?

Did you know that on this day, January 29, 1595, Shakespeare's play "Romeo & Juliet" was performed for the first time?