Inventor Nikola Tesla was born on this day in history, July 10, 1856, in what is now Croatia. Tesla’s father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church, notes Encyclopedia Britannica. His mother, while uneducated, was “highly intelligent.” The younger Tesla took a keen interest in science at a young age. Around the age of...
Target is currently running their biggest deal of the summer — Target Circle Week. From now until July 13, grab all your summer and back-to-school favorites, seriously discounted. Just make sure you’re a member of Target Circle, Target’s free loyalty program. “Target Circle is the best way for guests to save time and money every...
Incendiary sounds shooting like fireworks off the strings of an electric guitar have defined pop music around the world for 70 years. Credit Adolph Rickenbacker (1887-1976) for this world-wide wonder of the airwaves. The Swiss-born entrepreneur invented the electric guitar in California alongside partner George Beauchamp in the midst of the Great Depression of the...
A pink-obsessed woman has turned her home into a 1970s vintage space thanks to her creative eye for detail. Annie Penta was looking for a new spot to live in Miami, Florida, when a condo built in 1975 became available. She told SWNS that she knew right away that she had to go look at...
Sgt. Mordechai Shenvald, 34, of Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), was one of the performers at a Jerusalem Theatre concert on July 7, 2024 — and played the “Theme from Schindler’s List” on the restored violin of a boy who was killed in the Holocaust, accompanied by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. The moving performance was hosted...
A kangaroo that escaped from its owner on New Year’s Eve has been safely recovered, German media reported on July 9. The marsupial was found on Thursday, July 4, in Lüdersdorf, a municipality that is northwest of the city of Hamburg, according to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND), a German media outlet. The kangaroo had escaped from...
It’s apparently never too early to start setting records and, for one young fisherman, he is just getting started. Wade Merschat, 12, of Trout Creek, Montana, has just set his first record after reeling in a largescale sucker last month. He landed the fish at his favorite, secret fishing spot in Noxon Rapids Reservoir with...
Wednesday, July 10, is “National Kitten Day,” a celebration of all cats under a year old — and amid what animal shelters call “kitten season,” there are increased calls for foster families to help free up space. Fox News Digital spoke to two seasoned kitten foster parents about the process and their own personal stories....
SIDE DISHING – This delectable chicken salad shared by a California food blogger features a secret ingredient that takes flavor to “the next level.” Try the summer BBQ recipe. Continue reading… BITTERSWEET – Park rangers issued a warning about the extreme heat while they cooked baked goods in a car at the Saguaro National Park...
Gilbert Stuart, who created portraits of key figures of the American Revolution and in early U.S. history, died on this day in history on July 9, 1828. Gilbert’s distinctive portrait style remains the way that modern Americans view many of the Founding Fathers and other figures central to the nation’s formative years, noted George Washington’s...
