A Note From History – January 13
1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_State_Prison#In_popular_culture
A Note from History – January 12
1959 – The Caves of Nerja are rediscovered in Spain.
Source: http://www.thenerjacaves.com/
A Note from History – January 11
1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences#History
A Note from History – January 10
1929 – The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comic books ever, is first published in Belgium.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin
A Note from History – January 9
1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype#Invention
A Note from History – January 6
1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_statehood
A Note from History – January 5
1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
A Note from History – January 4
1912 – The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Association#1910.E2.80.931920:_Growth
A Note from History – January 3
1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
Source: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/dayintech_0103
A Note from History – January 2
533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_II
