Tag: General Knowledge
Who launched in the United States of America the fabulously selling Barbie Doll ? The first BARBIE DOLL was launched in the USA dressed in a zebra-style swimsuit by …
Who patented barbed wire first? The first BARBED WIRE was patented by Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio on 25 June 1867. The barbs protruded from small blocks of …
The first BAR CODES were introduced at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The first bar-coded product to be scanned and passed through the checkout was at 8.01 a.m. …
How did voting by ballot come into practice? The first VOTING BY BALLOT in Parliamentary elections was introduced by the Legislative Council of the Colony of Victoria under the …
Who devised the `ball-point’ pen? The first BALL-POINT PEN for writing on paper was devised in 1938 by a Hungarian hypnotist, sculptor and journalist, Lasalo Biro, who at this …
The first ARTISTE’S AGENT was Ambrose Maynard, who established an office at 20 Waterloo Road, London in 1858 to specialize in bookings for music-hall performers. Maynard had originally been …
The first successful ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION on an animal was conducted by the Italian Abbe Lazare Spallanzani in 1779, when he injected the semen of a spaniel into the genital …
Which was the first Art Gallery that was freely open to the Public? The first ART GALLERY in Britain that was freely open to the public was the Dulwich …
When was the first art exhibition held? The first ART EXHIBITION was held by the Academic de Peinture et de Sculpture at the Palais-Royale in Paris, from 9 to …
When was the first global airmail experimentally operated? When did airmail become a successful international service? The first INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL SERVICE (experimental) was operated by Italian military aircraft between …
