Sunday February 18

Battery Day

February 18 is Battery Day. It is a day to acknowledge the device that makes it possible for the smallest household items to the largest heavy-duty equipment to work smoothly.

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The unofficial holiday of unknown origins is also known as National Battery Day

Converts Energy

A battery is a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy. It is thought that the term battery to describe such a device was first used by Benjamin Franklin because the setting of the capacitator he saw reminded him of a battery of cannons.

FYI

   According to some archeologists and historians, the earliest known battery in recorded human history can be traced back to as far as 2000 years ago? Known as the Baghdad Battery, the battery is a clay pot containing a metal tube and a metal rod. It is thought to have been discovered in the basement of the Baghdad Museum by German painter and archaeologist Wilhelm Konig, who suggested that the artifact was probably used as a battery.

Trivia

What state is Toronto in? ▶ Ontario
Canada produces 85% of the world’s supply of what food item? ▶ Maple Syrup

Quote

“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” — Vince Lombardi

On this day February 15

 

Today in History

  • 2003 The largest peace demonstration in history takes place

    Up to 30 million people in 600 cities around the world protested against the Iraq War.

  • 2001 The first draft of the human genome is published

    The human genome contains the complete human genetic information.

  • 1989 The Soviet Union pulls out of Afghanistan

    Despite their military superiority, the Soviet and Afghan armies did not succeed in breaking the Mujahideen insurgents’ resistance.

  • 1971 The United Kingdom and Ireland decimalize their currencies

    Before the change, a pound sterling was made up of 240 pence, or 20 shillings.

  • 1965 Canada adopts its current national flag showing a maple leaf

    The leaf symbolizes the country’s forests, the middle white stripe the arctic snow, and the red stripes the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.