The first episode of the radio comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is broadcast
Douglas Adams' radio play was a major success with BBC Radio 4 listeners. The book version consisting of five novels - A Trilogy in Five Parts - became a worldwide success

Random history facts proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

The first two-way transatlantic telephone takes place
The conversation between the post office in London and Bell Laboratories in New York was established using a short-wave radio signal.

Random history facts proudly brought to you by

Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.www.photoboothemporium.co.zaza

The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives
Most of the victims were residents of Romania's capital Bucharest. 

Random history facts, proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

The world's fastest steam locomotive is built
The Mallard could reach a speed of over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

Random history facts, proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Miles Davis records Kind of Blue
It is considered the best-selling jazz album in history and one of the most influential works of jazz music ever produced.

Random history facts proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity

The French physicist made his groundbreaking discovery while trying to prove his erroneous theory that phosphorescent uranium salts absorb sunlight and reemit it as X-rays.

Random history facts proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Nylon is invented Wallace Carothers first produced the polymer at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Random history facts, proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

The neutron is discovered

English physicist James Chadwick was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery.

Random history facts,proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

ww.photoboothemporium.co.za

The first mass inoculation against polio is conducted Virologist Jonas Salk's vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski's live polio vaccine.

Random facts proudly brought to you by

Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving

Random facts proudly brought to you
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-photography-video-services/other/kick-ass-photo-booth-hire-in-cape-town-photobooth-emporium-cape-town/1001907438960911089886009

Joan of Arc's first day of interrogation during her trial for heresy

Random facts proudly brought to you
Photobooth Emporium :)
www.photoboothemporium.co.za

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-photography-video-services/other/kick-ass-photo-booth-hire-in-cape-town-photobooth-emporium-cape-town/1001907438960911089886009

1877 Tchaikovsky's ballet “Swan Lake” is premiered
It is one of the world's best-known ballets.

Random facts proudly brought to you
Photobooth Emporium :)www.photoboothemporium.co.za

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-photography-video-services/other/kick-ass-photo-booth-hire-in-cape-town-photobooth-emporium-cape-town/1001907438960911089886009

''Madama Butterfly” is premiered

Giacomo Puccini's opera, one of the world's most performed works of musical theater, was poorly received in its first performance.

Random history facts proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

The burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is opened

Howard Carter's discovery is one of archeology's best known, especially due to the myth of the “Curse of Tutankhamun” that was sparked by the death of Lord Carnarvon who was one of the first to enter the chamber.

Random facts proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

www.photoboothemporium.co.za

First camels imported to the U.S. for commercial purposes American naval officer David Dixon Porter leaves Turkey with a shipload of camels. They were unloaded in Texas the following May. Source: Famous First Facts

Random facts, proudly brought to you by

Photobooth Emporium :)

Visit us at www.photoboothemporium.co.za

World War I Mata Hari is captured in France. She was sentenced to death as a German spy. During her execution she refused a blind fold and blew a kiss to her firing squad.

Random facts proudly brought to you by

Photobooth Emporium :)

Visit us at: www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Source:
https://za.pinterest.com/pin/311522499204329564/

Michael Jackson announces that his skin has lightened due to a medical disorder and that he has had very little cosmetic surgery.

Random facts, proudly brought to you by

Photobooth Emporium :)

Visit us at www.photoboothemporium.co.za

The ex-Beatle and his new group make their debut performance at Nottingham University, England.

#badhair #photoboothemporium #photoboothcapetown #capetown #southafrica #wings #paulmccartney

Random facts, proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

Visit us at www.photoboothemporium.co.za Source: http://fab4radio.blogspot.co.za/2014/12/lost-tracks-paul-mccartney-and-wings.html

http://today-trivia-puzzles-sudoku.com/trivia/february-9?from=nav

Sir William Lyons, the founder of the British luxury automaker Jaguar, dies at the age of 84 in Warwickshire, England.

Random facts, proudly brought to you by
Photobooth Emporium :)

Visit us at www.photoboothemporium.co.za

Source: http://historythings.com/3-things-that-happened-today-in-history-february-8th/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jaguar-founder-dies