Malcolm Brighton News Today

Every day is a historic day, as this column will attest. In the world of science, what has happened on this day? Here’s just a glimpse of some of the milestones, big and small, that have occurred on this date. To start things off, here’s a little quiz: What common item found in any toolbox, was patented by Solymon Merrick on August 17 in 1835?

The amazing feat of flight has fascinated the human race for hundreds of years. Before airplanes, we had hot-air balloons and other balloon variations.