Inventors & Inventions
In April 2008, a man successfully completed a jump using a parachute designed by this man 523 years before.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
"The Man Who Invented the 20th Century" is a biography of this scientist born in the Balkans.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
Rome's Colosseum may have gotten its name because of a colossal circa 65 A.D. statue of this emperor erected nearby.
Who was Nero?
(54 to 68 A.D.)
In 1872, he wrote his thesis "Diseases of the Teeth" & soon after moved West to a drier climate for his health".
Who is Doc Holiday?
(A tubercular, gambler, gunman, friend of Wyatt Earp, involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
At both vice president & president, he threw out a season's 1st pitch, each time for a different senators franchise.
Who is Richard Nixon?