Daily Calendar for Sunday, October 13, 2024

When were zippers invented?

First referred to as the clasp locker, or unlocker for shoes, the zipper was patented in 1893 by Judson Whitcomb.

Every cock is proud on his own dunghill.

If a hinge is set too deep, remove the hinge, insert a piece of paper or cardboard, and reinstall the hinge plate over the paper.

Moon on equator

The Moon is on the celestial equator.

What did the beach say when the tide came in?

Long time no sea.

Cornerstone of the White House was laid – 1792
The Jewish organization B’nai B’rith was founded – 1843
Several countries adopted the Greenwich longitude as the prime meridian – 1884
Boston Americans (now Red Sox) won first World Series – 1903
The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series – 1915
William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, was published in New York – 1955
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened on Broadway – 1962
Expo 86 ended in Vancouver, British Columbia – 1986
The United States Navy Memorial was dedicated, Washington, D.C. – 1987
Stock market dropped 190.58 points in what was called the Friday the 13th mini-crash – 1989
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma – 2010
Thirty-three miners trapped underground for more than 2 months were rescued, Copiapo, Chile – 2010
Actor William Shatner became the oldest person, at age 90, to travel to space – 2021