Smile of the Day Sunday October 31, 2021
Sunday October 31, 2021’s Smile of the Day: The Hobie Cat On this Day: In 1933, Hobart "Hobie" Alter, the American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer…
Smile of the Day Saturday October 30, 2021
Saturday October 30, 2021’s Smile of the Day: The Ballpoint Pen On this Day: In 1888, John J Loud patented the ballpoint pen. However, the initial…
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Smile of the Day Friday October 29, 2021
Friday October 29, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Don Giovanni On this Day: In 1787, the Opera "Don Giovanni", with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and…
Smile of the Day Wednesday October 27, 2021
Wednesday October 27, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Amsterdam On this Day: In 1275, the City of Amsterdam was founded. However, any suggestion that this was…
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Smile of the Day Tuesday October 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Stonehenge On this Day: In 1918, Cecil Chubb gave the prehistoric monument Stonehenge to the British nation, for…
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Smile of the Day Monday October 25, 2021
Monday October 25, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Australia On this Day: In 1616, Dutch East India Company ship "The Eendracht" discovered Dirk-Hartog Island, Australia, marking the…
Smile of the Day Sunday October 24, 2021
Sunday October 24, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Nylon Stockings On this Day: In 1939, Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in Wilmington,…
Smile of the Day Saturday October 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Boris Pasternak On this Day: In 1958, the Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for Literature.…
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Smile of the Day Friday October 22, 2021
Friday October 22, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Greenwich Mean Time On this Day: In 1884, the International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. adopted Greenwich Mean…
Smile of the Day Thursday October 21, 2021
Wednesday October 21, 2021’s Smile of the Day: Portland Cement On this Day: In 1824, Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement in Yorkshire, England. Portland cement is…
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