- Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog."
- Danish novelist Hans Christian Andersen published his book of fairy tales.
- Nat Turner led a slave rebellion.
- U.S. mariner Moses Rogers made the first ocean steamboat voyage.
- Donald Trump persuaded bankers to lend him $80 million so he could buy the Commodore Hotel.
- Samuel Morse's assistant, Alfred Lewis Vail, devised Morse code.
- Physicist Armand H. L. Fizeau measured the speed of light.
- Dr. Narinder Kapany invented fiber optics and designed a glass gastroscope which can be snaked down the throat for a detailed view of the stomach.
- Hank Williams overdosed on drugs and alcohol.
- Bill Gates was the first person ever to become a billionaire by age 30.
- Earl Vickers started the Dollar Project, in which dollar bills were rubber-stamped as being lost, with a reward offered for their safe return.
I find myself most interested in Mark Twain, Hans Christian Andersen, and Hank Williams.
Maybe there's still hope afterall.
1 comment:
I didn't feel the need to make a difference until I turned 30. I've got alot of catching up to do.
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