Today in History – December 20, 1899 – Carbon Arc Lamps generate light by way of a spark between two carbon nodes. However, they also produce a constant humming noise while running. Since they were widely used in Europe (installed before the invention of the electric light bulb in the United States), a British physicist [...]

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Today in History – December 13, 1928 – Today is Clip-on Tie Day. That’s right, on this day, 79 years ago, someone (and I couldn’t find out who) invented the clip-on tie. This fine fashion accessory often gets a bad wrap. People belittle it as the tie for people that don’t know how to tie [...]

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Today in History – November 16, 1965 – Walt Disney launches the EPCOT Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow. As Walt Disney originally envisioned it, the EPCOT Center (which stood for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow”) would be the key component of Walt Disney World – a working “city of the future” with residential, shopping and [...]

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Today in History – July 17, 1955 – Disneyland® opens and Walt Disney’s dream becomes a reality.  He envisioned “a magical destination where families could come together to create memories that last a lifetime, opened its doors to the world.” Click on the images above to get to Disney’s archive of original classic attractions, entertainment, [...]

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Today in History – December 20, 1899 – Carbon Arc Lamps generate light by way of a spark between two carbon nodes. However, they also produce a constant humming noise while running. Since they were widely used in Europe (installed before the invention of the electric light bulb in the United States), a British physicist [...]

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