Photographer Joe Rosenthal (Oct. 9, 1911 – 2006)
Popular Mechanics is a magazine of popular technology. First published by
H. H. Windsor, it has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation. The
magazine features regular sections on automotive, home, outdoors, science,
and technology topics. In 2013, the US edition changed from twelve to ten
issues per year. There are nine international editions of the magazine.
December 2015/January 2016 issue.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)
1956
Steve Allen, and Elvis (“the King”) during rehearsal for the show
In 1981 "Elvis Presley Day" was declared in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Kansas, North & South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Sir Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 – March 31, 1727)
Physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton became one of the most
influential scientist of all time for formulating the three basic laws of
motion and the law of universal gravitation. He also built the first
practical reflecting telescope. His mother wanted him to be a farmer,
but the headmaster of King’s School in Lincolnshire, England, Henry
Stokes, convinced her to let him complete his education.
Newton created and developed the first color wheel.