Leonardo da Vinci’s personal notebooks were discovered in Madrid (1967), the Lumière brothers patented the cinematograph (1894), astronomers found a diamond-like white dwarf star (2004), the Battle of Chipyong-ni began (1951), La Citoyenne feminist newspaper was founded (1881), ASCAP was founded (1912), Galileo was tried for heresy (1633), Switzerland’s neutrality was recognized by the League of Nations (1920), William and Mary became monarchs of England (1689), and Thomas Edison observed the Edison Effect (1880).
Discovered the codes of Madrid. (1967) The codices were Leonardo da Vinci’s personal notebooks, and included almost 200 pages of drawings and notes. They were discovered in the National Library of Spain, where they had been lost for centuries.
The cinematograph has been patented. (1894) Two French brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière patented the machine, which was a combination of a movie camera and a projector. They recorded the first footage six days later, a short film of workers leaving their factory, which was the first film anyone ever paid to see.
Astronomers have announced the discovery of the largest “diamond” in the universe. (2004) The diamond was actually a white dwarf star that was found to be very similar in composition to a diamond. He was nicknamed “Lucy” after the Beatles’ hit “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
The Battle of Chipyong-ni began. (1951) Known as the “Gettysburg of the Korean War,” the battle was a major turning point for United Nations forces. It was the furthest Chinese forces got into South Korea and represented the beginning of their decline into the war.
La Citoyenne, one of the first feminist newspapers, is born. (1881) The paper strongly supported changes in French law to emancipate women and was one of the first influential feminist publications in the Western world.
ASCAP is born. (1912) The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was founded to protect the publishing rights of its members. Both John Philip Sousa and Irving Berlin were original members of ASCAP.
Galileo arrived in Rome for his trial. (1633) The famous astronomer, philosopher and mathematician was accused of heresy for believing that the earth revolved around the sun. He was sentenced to house arrest indefinitely and remained in his house until his death some ten years later.
The League of Nations accepted Switzerland’s neutrality. (1920) Switzerland had not been in a state of war since 1815 and had only rarely participated in war before then. The nation insisted that the League of Nations recognize its neutrality before it agreed to join.
William and Mary became the monarchs of England. (1689) The two came to power after the bloodless Glorious Revolution and implemented a series of policies which favored the rights of the people and Parliament, rather than the monarchy. They also enacted laws based on political and personal rights, a new concept at the time.
Thomas Edison observed the Edison Effect (1880) The Edison Effect, also known as thermionic emission, occurs when an object is caused to change its charge by heat. The effect was originally discovered about seven years earlier in Britain, but was rediscovered by Thomas Edison on this day as he was trying to figure out why his light bulbs kept breaking.
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