Today in History – 08 June

Posted on June 8, 2009

1937 World’s largest flower blooms in New York Botanical Garden, 12′ calla lily

1936 1st parking meters are invented

1928 1st U.S. to Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford)

1886 1st Civil Rights Act passes

1824 Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec

Today in History – 07 June

Posted on June 8, 2009

1955 1st President to appear on color TV, Eisenhower

1954 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated, New Brunswick, New Jersey

1953 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts

Today in History – 06 June

Posted on June 8, 2009

1942 1st nylon parachute jump, Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray

1941 1st Navy vessel constructed as mine layer Terror launched

1941 Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time

1933 1st drive-in theater opens, Camden, New Jersey

1933 U.S. Employment Service created

1914 1st air flight out of sight of land, Scotland to Norway

Today in History – 5 June

Posted on June 8, 2009

1984 Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh’s holiest site, Golden Temple

1944 1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure

1944 1st British gliders touched down on French soil for D-Day

1940 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh

1937 Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week

Today in History – 4 June

Posted on June 4, 2009

1977 Apple II, the 1st personal computer, goes on sale

1957 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation

1940 The synthetic rubber tire unveiled

1917 1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards and Elliott (Julia Ward Howe)

1789 U.S. constitution goes into effect

1784 Mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly, in a balloon

History created – 03 June 2009

2009 Google launches search tool ‘Google Squared’

2009 DUBAI Customs officials have won a regional award for eGovernment systems that speed up shipping time.

2009 GCC Immigration Heads Propose Dual Residency

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