Rocket Skates
Once roller skates, or rocket skates as the used to be called, were invented the only natural progression was to have an open space to roll about. And so, on August 11, 1866, the first modern roller rink was born in Newport, Rhode Island.
Colt Revolver
Samuel Colt Paterson revolutionized firearms with his five-shot revolver design. But the pistols ... more
Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days
In 1889, 25-year-old journalist Nellie Bly, inspired by Jules Verne novel 'Around the World in ... more
