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This Day in History, April 1
On April 1st, 1826, Samuel Morey patented the internal combustion engine. Read More
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This Day in History, March 31
On March 31st, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated.
'Flatten' Down the Hatches!
The mantra of public health experts during the current coronavirus pandemic has been, "Let's flatten the curve!" (My suggestion for a national motto promoting social distancing: "Let's go the distance!")
"Flatten the ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: We are all of us, men and women both, the creatures of culture: we do and feel what our societies ask us to, and the demands put upon us are not always consistent or precisely correlated with biology...Read more
Other Notable Events for April 1
On this date in history:
In 1826, Samuel Morey was granted a patent on the internal combustion engine.
In 1891, the Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Ill., by William Wrigley, Jr., originally ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 1
Those born on this date include:
- German military theorist Prince Otto von Bismarck in 1815
- Italian pianist/composer Ferruccio Busoni in 1866
- Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1873
- ...Read more
Letters and Numbers
Using a combination or letters and/or numbers to sound out the answers, can you solve the clues? (The first one is free)
1. Not difficult - EZ (Easy)
2. Unoccupied
3. To do better than others
4. Defeated
5. A number (use only letters for this one)
6. A sport
7. Freezing
Tech Q&A: Backing up an iPhone while moving photos to PC
Q: I back up iPhone photos to iCloud, and I'd like to transfer them from iCloud to my PC. But I was surprised to read in your column how much data the photos lose during the iCloud-to-PC transfer (see tinyurl.com/qmdxztz)....Read more
Other Notable Events for March 31
On this date in history:
In 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, during the Universal Exhibition of Arts and Manufacturers.
In ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for March 31
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Pius IV in 1499
- French philosopher Rene Descartes in 1596
- Pope Benedict XIV in 1675
- German composer Johann Sebastian Bach in 1685
- Austrian ...Read more
Three Equations
The following three equations represent words that have a common relationship. The first letter of each word is given. Where will you find the following equations to be true?
Q = 1, B = 2, P = 8
View full teaser and answerHow the virus that causes COVID-19 differs from other coronaviruses
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). So what makes those coronaviruses different from...Read more
Other Notable Events for March 30
On this date in history:
In 1842, Dr. Crawford Long became the first physician to use anesthetic (ether) in surgery.
In 1858, a U.S. patent was granted to Hymen Lipman for a pencil with an attached ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for March 30
Those born on this date include:
- Spanish painter Francisco Jose de Goya in 1746
- German chemist Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen gas burner, in 1811
- English author Anna Sewell in 1820
...Read more
Alphabetical Numbers
If all 1-digit numbers are arranged in alphabetical order, they are eight, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, three, two. Here, eight comes first, and two comes last.
If all 3-digit numbers are arranged in alphabetical order, which number comes first, and which number comes last?
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This Day in History, March 30
On March 30th, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased Alaska for $7.2 million, a move referred to by the media as "Seward's Folly."
Other Notable Events for March 29
On this date in history:
In 1812, Lucy Payne Washington, sister-in-law of U.S. President James Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Dodd in the first wedding performed in the White House.
In ...Read more
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