19th centuryScienceThe Strange Link Between Your Digital Music and Napoleon's Invasion of EgyptMay 8, 1886: Looking for Pain Relief, and Finding Coca-Cola InsteadMay 1, 1851: All's Fair in Love, War, Machinery and AppliancesApril 30, 1897: J.J. Thomson Announces the Electron ... Sort OfApril 25, 1859: Big Dig Starts for Suez CanalApril 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, OpensApril 10, 1849: Safety Tech Gets to the Point, BabyApril 2, 1845: Photographing the Sun, Measuring Speed of LightMarch 20, 1800: Volta's Battery Shows PotentialMarch 14, 1899: Zeppelin Gets Patent for a Really Big IdeaMarch 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel Dies, But His Name Lives OnMarch 9, 1862: IroncladsMarch 5, 1872: Westinghouse Gives Railroads a BrakeFeb. 27, 1812: Rage, Rage Against the Industrial AgeFeb. 17, 1864: We're SunkFeb. 8, 1828: Sci-Fi's Prophetical Father Is BornJan. 24, 1848: Gold!Dec. 12, 1896: Marconi Demos Radio — Dec. 12, 1901: Marconi Transmits Across AtlanticNov. 1, 1859: A Welcome Sight for Those in Peril Upon the SeaOct. 14, 1858: This History Might Ring a BellOct. 10, 1861: The Journey Begins for NansenSept. 23, 1846: Neptune Right Where They Said It Would BeSept. 22, 1792: Day One of Revolutionary CalendarSept. 13, 1899: New Yorker Becomes First U.S. Pedestrian Killed by CarMore Stories
