🎂 Louis Daguerre, a father of photography, is born (1787)
Where: Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
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📅 On This Day: November 18
November 18, 1787: Louis Daguerre, a father of photography, is born. Louis Daguerre was born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. He invented the daguerreotype, a way of capturing a scene on a polished silver-coated plate. In the early days, people had to sit perfectly still for minutes to have their picture taken.
✨ More events on this day
- 1923 🚀 Alan Shepard was born in New Hampshire, USA. In 1961 he became the first American in space, and later he even hit golf balls on the Moon.
- 1928 🎨 The cartoon Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse, was released. It was the first cartoon with sound fully matched to the pictures.
- 1985 🎨 The first Calvin and Hobbes comic strip appeared in ten newspapers. It followed a curious six-year-old boy and his tiger friend on wild adventures.
🧠 Question of the day
What was a daguerreotype picture made on?
- A silver-coated plate
- A wooden board
- Silk cloth
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Answer: A silver-coated plate
🎂 Landmarks that opened on November 18
Questions
What happened on November 18?
November 18, 1787: Louis Daguerre, a father of photography, is born. It happened in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France.
Which landmarks opened on November 18?
St. Peter's Basilica (consecrated 1626), Freedom Monument (unveiled 1935).
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