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19th century

April 8, 1869: What Do You Mean, 'It's Not Brain Surgery'?

March 15, 1854: Diphtheria's Foe

March 14, 1879: Mr. Big

March 10, 1876: 'Mr. Watson, Come Here ...'

March 7, 1897: First Morning of the Cornflake

March 2, 1887: Birth of the Master Locksmith

March 1, 1896: All Aglow

Feb. 18, 1898: Enzo Ferrari Gets the Green Flag

Feb. 17, 1818: Proto-Bicycle Gets Things Rolling

Feb. 7, 1863: Early Stab at Organizing Elements

Feb. 1, 1893: Lights! Kinetograph! Action!

Science

Jan. 19, 1883: Let There Be Light

Jan. 10, 1863: Take the Tube

Jan. 7, 1851: Foucault Gets the Swing of Things

Dec. 27, 1831: Beagle Sets Sail With a Very Special Passenger

Dec. 21, 1842: Birth of an Anarchist, and Darwin's Critic

Dec. 13, 1809: First Removal of Ovarian Tumor

Dec. 6, 1850: The Eyes Have It, Thanks to the Ophthalmoscope

Nov. 23, 1889: S.F. Gin Joint Hears World's First Jukebox

Nov. 18, 1883: Railroad Time Goes Coast to Coast

Nov. 17, 1749: Father of Modern Canning Born

Nov. 15, 1864: Sherman's March to the Sea Changes Tactical Warfare

Nov. 11, 1856: Bessemer Becomes the Man of Steel

Nov. 9, 1888: Jack the Ripper Strikes for the Last Time ... Or Does He?