Daily Calendar for Thursday, October 13, 2022

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 rides High/runs Low

The Moon is highest above or farthest below the celestial equator.

On what kind of ships do students study?

Scholarships.

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
The copyright for the melody Happy Birthday to You” was registered”– 1893
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
Thirty-three miners trapped underground for more than 2 months were rescued, Copiapo, Chile– 2010
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma– 2010
Actor William Shatner became the oldest person, at age 90, to travel to space– 2021