onthisday

#OnThisDay in 2011: Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 24, 2013

Right up there with the light bulb. ➡ #OnThisDay in 1896: The Tootsie Roll is invented. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 23, 2013

I can’t believe it’s 20 years already. #OnThisDay in 1993 the pilot movie, ‘Babylon 5: The Gathering’ was broadcast. #b5 #babylon5 #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 22, 2013

#OnThisDay 1947: Edwin Land demonstrates the 1st “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 21, 2013

Mommy, what’s a “telephone book”? ➡ #OnThisDay in 1878: The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 21, 2013

#Born #OnThisDay in 1946: Anthony Daniels. If droids were allowed in the Olympics, he'd get the 'gold metal.' ... http://t.co/4n9xyOfUCR Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 21, 2013 Wake up each morning to a delightful reminder of where you were on...

#OnThisDay 1962: Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making 3 orbits. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 20, 2013

#OnThisDay in 1986: The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for 10 of those years. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 19, 2013

#OnThisDay in 1972: Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 18, 2013

Mashable ➡ #OnThisDay in 2006: The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. #fb Louis Trapani (@LouisTrapani) February 16, 2013