On This Day in History O.T.D. Wednesday, October American inventor, George Eastman, receives a patent for paper-strip photographic roll film. (Kodak) The children’s book, Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is published Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
OTD Thursday, October The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. Later renamed General Electric (G.E.) Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft New York opens its airport, now called LaGuardia International.
OTD Friday, October The Walt Disney company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney The first Apple retail store opened in California A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing injuries, landslides, power outages, and property damage.
OTD Friday January 31, 2014