Author: Neha Tripathi

Science journalist | Anchoring & Conceptualising Science Infotainment Shows for Vigyan Prasar, Doordarshan & All India Radio | Indie Writer & Filmmaker | GOI Projects | Sci-Expert @ CIET, NCERT | 16 yr Experience

by Neha Tripathi 1 Jul 2025

History

1 July : First official television commercial in English aired today

The first official paid television advertisement came out in the United States on July 1, 1941 at 2:30 p.m., overContinue Reading

by Neha Tripathi 30 Jun 2025

History

30 June : The first emergency telephone number was introduced

The first emergency telephone number in the world, 999, was introduced on this very day in 1937. It was initiallyContinue Reading

by Neha Tripathi 29 Jun 2025

History

29 June : The first known recording of classical music

On 29 June 1888, an excerpt from Handel’s Israel in Egypt was captured on wax cylinder at London’s Crystal Palace.Continue Reading