🎂 Comenius, father of picture textbooks, is born (1592)
That is why his birthday, 28 March, is Teachers' Day in the Czech Republic.
Where: Uherský Brod, Moravia, Czech Republic
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📅 On This Day: March 28
March 28, 1592: Comenius, father of picture textbooks, is born. John Amos Comenius was born in 1592 in Moravia, in today's Czech Republic. He believed every child should be able to learn, and he made Orbis Pictus, a picture textbook for children with pictures and words together.
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- 1802 🚀 Heinrich Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid ever found, while he was keeping an eye on Ceres, found the year before.
- 1905 🌿 Zoologist Marlin Perkins was born; he ran zoos and hosted Wild Kingdom, a TV show that brought wild animals into family living rooms.
- 1910 💡 Henri Fabre became the first person to fly a seaplane, taking off from the water near Marseille, France, in his Hydravion.
🧠 Question of the day
What day is 28 March in the Czech Republic?
- Children's Day
- New Year
- Teachers' Day
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Answer: Teachers' Day
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What happened on March 28?
March 28, 1592: Comenius, father of picture textbooks, is born. It happened in Uherský Brod, Moravia, Czech Republic.
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