Guest guest Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Reminder from: FAMSecretSociety Yahoo! Group Title: Time Capsule: October 21st Date: Thursday October 21, 2010 Time: 12:30 am - 12:30 am Repeats: This event repeats every year. Notes: On this day in:2137 -BC-, the first recorded total eclipse of the sun took place. (China). 1520, Magellan entered the strait which currently bears his name. 1879, Edison perfected the carbonized cotton filament light bulb. 1915, the first transatlantic radiotelephone message (Arlington, Virginia to Paris) took place. 1918, Margaret Owen set the world typing speed record of 170 words per minute (for 1 min). 1923, the Deutsches Museum, Munchen, opened the first Walther Bauersfeld Zeiss Planetarium. 1945, women in France were allowed to vote for the first time Get reminders on your mobile, Yahoo! Messenger, and email.Edit reminder options Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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