15 January 2009

a day like today



A lot of things have happened in the history of the world on a day just like today. Here are a few of them that happened on this date, in different years:

1714 - The typewriter is patented (but built years later).

1914 - The first steamboat goes through the Panama Canal.

1927 - Telephone service begins between London and New York.

1928 - The River Thames swells out of its banks, causing one of London´s worst floods.

1929 - Tarzan appears, one of the first adventure stories.

1964 - Nicholas Cage, U.S. actor, is born.

Picture caption: Nicholas Cage´s movies are excellent.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Who could argue with that? Nicholas Cage should go down as the greatest actor of our time! I mean, you saw the updated 'Wicker Man', right? You can't debate his skills..that movie is proof of his amazing talents.

Amber