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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
An English naturalist, botanist and the president of the Royal Society who is known for his promotion of science.
A German philologist who compiled Grimm's Fairytales with his brother.
An American landscape painter who is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century and best known for his marine subjects.
An American pioneer of the personal computer revolution and the co-founder of The Apple Computer Company.
An American professional baseball player, nicknamed the Flying Dutchman.
Pope Gregory XIII institutes what would become known as the Gregorian calendar, still used today throughout much of the Western world and in parts of Asia.
The United States Congress establishes the Arizona Territory from part of the New Mexico Territory.
Paris and Brussels establish a telephone line, the first cities to do so.
Johnny Weissmuller breaks the world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming event.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits his first three-point shot. Up to this date, he has scored 36,000 points but has scored only two points at a time.
An American professional baseball player, nicknamed the Flying Dutchman, was born on February 24, 1874
in Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pennsylvania. He played semi-professional and minor league baseball in Ohio and New Jersey. He joined the Louisville team of the National League in 1896. In 1900, Pittsburgh took Louisville's place in the league, and Wagner played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates until his retirement in 1917. He was the National League batting champion eight times, and his lifetime batting average was 329. He also led the league five times in stolen bases. Wagner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Wagner died on December 6, 1955, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal