19th centuryScienceThe Strange Link Between Your Digital Music and Napoleon's Invasion of EgyptBy Alex BellosMay 8, 1886: Looking for Pain Relief, and Finding Coca-Cola InsteadBy Tony LongMay 1, 1851: All's Fair in Love, War, Machinery and AppliancesBy Matt SimonApril 30, 1897: J.J. Thomson Announces the Electron ... Sort OfBy Randy AlfredApril 25, 1859: Big Dig Starts for Suez CanalBy Randy AlfredApril 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, OpensBy Tony LongApril 10, 1849: Safety Tech Gets to the Point, BabyBy Randy AlfredApril 2, 1845: Photographing the Sun, Measuring Speed of LightBy Tony LongMarch 20, 1800: Volta's Battery Shows PotentialBy Randy AlfredMarch 14, 1899: Zeppelin Gets Patent for a Really Big IdeaBy Tony LongMarch 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel Dies, But His Name Lives OnBy Tony LongMarch 9, 1862: IroncladsBy Tony LongMarch 5, 1872: Westinghouse Gives Railroads a BrakeBy Randy AlfredFeb. 27, 1812: Rage, Rage Against the Industrial AgeBy Tony LongFeb. 17, 1864: We're SunkBy Tony LongFeb. 8, 1828: Sci-Fi's Prophetical Father Is BornBy Matt SimonJan. 24, 1848: Gold!By Tony LongDec. 12, 1896: Marconi Demos Radio — Dec. 12, 1901: Marconi Transmits Across AtlanticBy Randy AlfredNov. 1, 1859: A Welcome Sight for Those in Peril Upon the SeaBy Tony LongOct. 14, 1858: This History Might Ring a BellBy Randy AlfredOct. 10, 1861: The Journey Begins for NansenBy Tony LongSept. 23, 1846: Neptune Right Where They Said It Would BeBy Tony LongSept. 22, 1792: Day One of Revolutionary CalendarBy Randy AlfredSept. 13, 1899: New Yorker Becomes First U.S. Pedestrian Killed by CarBy Tony LongMore Stories
