History This Week

A look back at events that made history this week -
compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW

Monday, 15 June, 2009

1215 King John signs the Magna Carta at Runimede.

1752 Benjamin Franklin flies his storm kite to prove electricity.

1834 Isaac Fischer of Springfield, VT, patents sandpaper.

1834 C. McCormick patented the first practical reaper for farming.

1837 Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain etc.

1844 Vulcanized rubber patented by C. Goodyear of New York City

1859 A. Lanergan of Boston, MA received the first rocket patent.

1883 Train service between Sydney and Melbourne begins.

1896 Prof. Bragg demonstrates X-rays in Adelaide.

1920 First British public broadcast Dame Nellie Melba concert.

1951 First commercial electronic computer, Bur. of Census, USA.

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