Just Facts

In 1968, D ouglas E ngelbart and his colleagues at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California Mr. Engelbart also the pioneer of  interactive computing with their online system NLS.  In a legendary live public demonstration of NLS in 1968 at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, Engelbart and his colleagues demonstrated the mouse                                                                         Source:   "Mouse."  Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction . Great Barrington: Berkshire Group, 2004.  Credo Reference . 2 Apr. 2005. Web. 26 June 2013. <http://www.credoreference.com/entry/berkencyhci/mouse>.

Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (1912–2002) became the first black Air Force general on October 27.  He also became the first black Air Force officer to complete a solo flight in 1941 and the first black man to command an airbase.                                                                  Source: "Air Force."  Black Firsts . Canton: Visible Ink, 2003. N. pag.  Credo Reference . 31 July 2006. Web. 26 June 2013               <http://www.credoreference.com/entry/blackfirsts/air_force>.

Hummingbird is the World's TINIEST Bird! Cool facts:  Hummingbirds are very intelligent; they can remember every flower they have been to, and how long it will take a flower to refill Tongue is grooved like the shape of a “W” Heart beats up to 1260 times per minute Weight anywhere between 2-20 grams Body smaller than a penny                                                                                      Source: http://www.worldofhummingbirds.com/facts.php

U.S Pentagon is the world's LARGEST  Office Building!!     Pentagone Building looks like a Geomatric shape called Pentagone, which has 5 angles U.S initially budgeted at $35 million, but wound up costing $63 million, more than $900 today’s money On January 15, 1943, work completed on the new headquarters for the U.S. War Department in Arlington, Virginia. Pentagon was built to accommodate nearly 30,000 defense workers tasked with helping America Win WWII. More than 17 miles of corridors                                                                      source:  “Pentagon.” 2013.  The History Channel website . Jun 24 2013, 11:25 http://www.history.com/topics/pentagon.  

Today I have learned a fascinating fact about how lightbulb change human sleep pattern! According to History Channel..  ∆     The invention of the light bulb not only illuminated the night, but it may have permanently changed human sleep patterns.   ∆    Prior to the introduction of electric lights, people typically slept an average of 9 hours a night - at least 90 minutes more than then 7 hours or less that is now common.                               Source: Andrews Evan,"11 Innovation that Changed History", Dec18,2012 http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/11-innovations-that-changed-history

In 1666, London faced a unbelievable fire, which is known as " Great Fire of London" to many of us. This is what happened, on the evening of Sept. 1 1666, when Mr. Thomas Farrinor, the king's baker, failed to properly extinguish his oven, which eventually caused burning the half of London! Here's a brief stats of Great Fire's destructive consequences in London:  13,000 houses  90 churches  Lots of public buildings  St. Paul's Cathedral   100,000 people were left homeless  Here's an amazing fact: only 5 people were INJURED! Source: “Great Fire of London begins.” 2013. The History Channel website. Jun 24 2013, 9:10 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-fire-of-london-begins.

James Madison was the shortest president in the history of U.S presidency.  Here's a very brief description of James Madison:   He was only 5"4     James Madison (1751-1836) from Virginia, was founding father of the United States and the 4th American president.    He served in the office from 1809 - 1817   An Advocate for a strong federal government.   He composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and earned the nickname " Father of the Constitution Source: “James Madison.” 2013. The History Channel website. Jun 22 2013, 3:37 http://www.history.com/topics/james-madison