Today’s Significant Events
1680 – Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch’s Comet/Newton’s Comet)
1896 – Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1904 – King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade
1922 – BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House
2012 – CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away)
From: http://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php
