LU Zhi, the empress of Emperor Liu Bang, who started the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), is the first queen and queen mother to be recorded in the Chinese history. It is not only that she was the spouse of a great emperor, but also that Lu herself was a…
In 1859, at Titusville, Penn., Col. Edwin Drake drilled the first successful well through rock and produced crude oil. The first oil had actually been discovered by the Chinese in 600 B.C. and transported in pipelines made from bamboo. However, Colonel Drake’s heralded discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859…
Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher. He is considered the father of modern economics. Smith is most famous for his 1776 book, “The Wealth of Nations.” Who is the father of economics Why? Adam Smith was a philosopher in the 18th century who was particularly fascinated by questions of…
Egyptians were among the first peoples to practice agriculture on a large scale, starting in the pre-dynastic period from the end of the Paleolithic into the Neolithic, between around 10,000 BC and 4000 BC. A bone fragment from a 7,000-year-old farmer was discovered in this cave in Iran. His DNA,…
The Inca Indians in Peru were the first to cultivate potatoes around 8,000 BC to 5,000 B.C. In 1536, Spanish Conquistadors in Peru discovered the flavors of the potato and transported them to Europe. Potatoes – History of Potatoes. “Only two things in this world are too serious to be…
Olene Walker (née Smith; November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Utah. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday, as Utah’s first female governor. The current governor is Spencer Cox, who took…
America’s first woman newspaper editor, Ann Franklin (1696-1763) was the wife of the printer James Franklin and sister-in-law to Benjamin Franklin. Who was the first female publisher? In 1738, following the death of her husband Lewis Timothy, Elizabeth Timothy became the first woman publisher of a newspaper in America. She…
The first known published tomato ketchup recipe appeared in 1812, written by scientist and horticulturalist, James Mease, who referred to tomatoes as “love apples.” His recipe contained tomato pulp, spices, and brandy but lacked vinegar and sugar. James Mease, a Philadelphia scientist, is credited with developing the recipe. He wrote…
Jack Johnson, byname of John Arthur Johnson, (born March 31, 1878, Galveston, Texas, U.S.—died June 10, 1946, Raleigh, N.C.), American boxer who was the first African American to become heavyweight champion. He is considered by many boxing observers to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Who was…
Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. Who was the first woman to make a million dollars…