Phineas Gage was an American railroad worker. In 1848, an explosion jammed an iron rod completely through Gage’s head. Although he miraculously survived, damage to the brain changed Gage from a reserved, well-mannered man to an ill-tempered one.
Wednesday Mar 28 @ 12:20pm
An early QWERTY typewriter, circa 1872. Before, typewriter keys were arranged in two rows, alphabetically. However, this caused “S” and “T” (a very common letter combination) to be situated next to each other, often causing the typewriter to jam. Christopher Scholes then rearranged the keys so that popular letters were placed far away from each other, and more closely to less popular letters.
Saturday Feb 11 @ 05:05pm
YMCA volunteers helping out the men in uniform in encampments before they were sent to the front, 1861
Monday Jan 23 @ 08:04pmDid you know that James A. Garfield, although only president for 200 days before his assassination, was ambidextrous, and known to be able to write in both Greek and Latin simultaneously?
Tuesday Jan 10 @ 11:39pm
On this day in 1888, Vincent van Gogh, suffering from depression, cut off the lower part of his left ear while living in France.
Friday Dec 23 @ 02:59pm
According to Wikipedia, you are looking at the first permanent photo, taken in 1826 by Nicephore Niepce
Wednesday Dec 7 @ 02:41pm