π¨ World Photography Day
Where: Institut de France, Paris
Nearby on the globe: Louvre Pyramid β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: August 19
August 19: World Photography Day. On 19 August 1839, the French government announced that Daguerre's photography method, the daguerreotype, would be a gift free to the world. Anyone could now learn to take photographs. That is why 19 August is World Photography Day.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1906 π‘ Inventor Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906; as a teenager on a farm he dreamed up the idea for the first fully electronic television.
- 1934 π The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934, with kids racing home-built cars downhill powered only by gravity.
- 1960 π The Soviet Union launched the dogs Belka and Strelka into orbit in 1960, along with mice and plants, and the next day they all came home safely.
π§ Question of the day
What did France do with Daguerre's method?
- Gave it free to the world
- Kept it secret
- Sold it to another country
Show the answer
Answer: Gave it free to the world
π Landmarks that opened on August 19
πΎ World day: World Orangutan Day
"Orangutan" means "person of the forest" in Malay. They build a fresh bed in the trees every night.
Questions
What happened on August 19?
August 19: World Photography Day. It happened in Institut de France, Paris.
Which landmarks opened on August 19?
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (consecrated 2000).
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.
More days in August
Source: theglobeandmail.com/news/world/world-photography-day-from-daguerre-to-digital/ar