The tea clipper, Cutty Sark, was launched on November 22, 1869. "Cutty Sark never left Britain without a cargo in her hold. She carried everything from mining gear to household goods, including large quantities of beer and spirits to Australia, and coal for steamships to the Far East. During her 52-year service, Cutty Sark sailed […]
One of TV's most enduring and endearing characters, Doctor Who made his first appearance on November 23, 1963. "a new Saturday-afternoon television series of adventures in time and space" Radio Times The first episode, Unearthly Child, introduced the world to the time traveling Gallifreyan and his companions. Over the decades the doctor would change bodies […]
Swedish hockey great Börje Salming died on November 24, 2022. An NHL All-Star, Toronto Maple Leaf legend and Swedish men's national ice hockey team anchor. Börje Salming Part of Sweden's WC Ice-hockey series Issued 2013 Designer: Eva Wilsson Best Defenseman at EJC-A (1969) WEC-A All-Star Team (1973) NHL Second All-Star Team (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, […]
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The Mousetrap, opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End November 25, 1952. Agatha Christies murder mystery became the world's longest continuously running play in history, In 1991, Royal Mail honoured this play in a Machin booklet. The play was highlighted as part of the Machin booklet pane, along with Christie's Giant's Bread. The […]
On November 26, 1900, future melissopalynologist Anna Maurizio (1900-1993) was born. Melissopalynology - the study of pollen in honey. From the Greek words for “bee” and “honey” along with the words for “study of dust,” which now refers to “pollen.”. MELISSOPALYNOLOGY | Bee Culture Dr. Anna Maurizio became one of the world's leading experts in […]
The world's first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, died on November 27, 1852 in Marylebone, London. Ada LOVELACE 1815 – 1952 computer pioneer Issued by LaPoste France Designed by Sylvie Patte and Tanguy Besset Acclaimed as a mathematical genius, Ada Lovelace is said to have understood the potential of the first computer blueprints better than […]
On November 28, 1898, Ihap Hulusi Görey, Türkiye's first international graphic artist was born. Posters “should inspire interest and contemplation in the viewer.” İhap Hulusi Görey Ihap Hulusi Gorey, Painter and Graphic Artist (1898-1986) Issued in 1998 as part of the Postal Stamps: Famous People series Turkish post office Görey, fondly referred to as the […]
Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect behind the Sydney Opera House, died on November 29, 2008. Utzon travelled the world collecting inspiration and references for his projects, and this can be seen throughout the inventive silhouettes and layouts of his work. Jørn Utzon designed mainly through the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, with a huge portfolio of […]
On November 30, 1936, London's famed, but deteriorating Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire. Originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Palace was the world's first pre-fab structure, built of cast iron and plate glass. Designer Joseph Paxton's structure originally stood in Hyde Park. The 990,000 square foot x 128 foot high building […]
On December 1, 1913 the Buenos Aires underground, Subte, went into service. The Subterráneo de Buenos Aires (Subte), was the 13th subway system in the world and the first underground in the southern hemisphere. As of 2018, the 64 km metro has 104 stations. serving 1.38 million riders daily. in 1909 the Anglo-Argentina tramway company […]
On December 2, 1960, Congo's Patrice Lumumba was arrested by Mobuto Sese Seko's Belgian and CIA backed coup. On January 7, 1961, Lumumba, after weeks of torture, was murdered and his body thrown into a vat of acid in attempt to hide the evidence of his assassination. “Lumumba represents the symbol of unity in the […]