On this Day

ON THIS DAY: Alexander Graham Bell receives patent for telephone (1876)

On this day, 7 March 1876, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the invention of the telephone, marking a significant milestone...

ON THIS DAY: The first Dracula film premieres (1922)

On March 5, 1922, cinema history was made with the premiere of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens), the first-ever...

ON THIS DAY: Arthur Conan Doyle writes first Sherlock Holmes story (1886)

On 4 March 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing what would become one of the most iconic detective stories of all time: A...

ON THIS DAY: The deadly Moorgate tube crash in London (1975)

On 28 February 1975, one of the deadliest railway accidents in British history occurred when a Northern City Line train crashed into the wall...

ON THIS DAY: Literary icon John Steinbeck is born (1902)

On 27 February 1902 John Steinbeck (d. 1968), the renowned American writer whose powerful storytelling and social commentary cemented his place as one of...