Today in Entrepreneurial History: July 11

By Dane Carlson on July 11, 2012 in History

1859 – Westminster’s Big Ben rang for the first time in London.
1893 – The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.
1895 – The Lumière brothers demonstrate film technology to scientists.
1962 – First transatlantic satellite television transmission.

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