dynamite
10th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1830 Emily Dickinson (poet)
Died:
1896 Alfred Nobel (inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize)
On This Day:
1799 The Metric System is adopted in France – the first country to do this
Have a good Monday, 10th December
21st October – On This Day In History
Born:
1833 Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize and inventor of dynamite)
Died:
1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson (British hero, dies at Battle of Trafalgar)
On This Day:
1969 Somalia is overtaken by a bloodless coup (National Day)
Have a good Saturday, 21st October
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25 th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1835 Andrew Carnegie (billionaire and philanthropist)
Died:
1993 Anthony Burgess (novelist – Clockwork Orange)
On This Day:
1867 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite
Have a good Wednesday, 25th November