Posted in White History on Jul 11th, 2010
1857 – Irish physicist and mathematician Sir Joseph Lamor was born in Magheragall, County Antrim, Ireland. Lamor is famous for his innovations in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter. He was the first to calculate the rate at which energy is radiated by an accelerated electron, and the first [...]
Posted in White History on Jul 10th, 2010
1962 – The Telstar 1 communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral. Belonging to AT&T, the original Telstar was part of a multi-national agreement between AT&T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office, and the French National PTT (Post, Telegraph & Telecom Office) to develop experimental satellite communications over the Atlantic Ocean. It [...]
Posted in White History on Jul 9th, 2010
1922 – German-American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller broke the world record in the 100-meters freestyle, swimming it in 58.6 seconds. Weissmuller was one of the world’s best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he [...]
Posted in White History on Jul 8th, 2010
1994 – Irish runner Sonia O’Sullivan broke the 2000m world record. Her record-setting time, which still stands today, was 5:25.36. 1889 – American boxer John L. Sullivan knocked out Jake Kilrain to win the heavyweight boxing title. The Sullivan-Kilrain fight is considered to be a turning point in boxing history because it was the last [...]
Posted in White History on Jul 7th, 2010
1981 – The Solar Challenger solar-powered electric aircraft made a successful crossing of the English Channel. The aircraft flew 163 miles from Corneille-en-Vexin Airport, north of Paris, to Manston Royal Air Force Base in Manston, United Kingdom, staying aloft 5 hours and 23 minutes, with pilot Stephen Ptacek at the controls. It was designed by [...]