August 12: Day of Invention: Singer's Sewing Machine, Ford's Model T and IBM's Personal Computer

On This Day in History August 12, 2020 Historical Events 1121  Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi 1480  Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam 1851  American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine 1908  Henry Ford's company builds the first Model T car 1981  IBM introduces its first Personal Computer (PC & PC-DOS version 1.0) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alexei Nikolaevich (1904 - 1918) Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959) Erwin Schrödinger (1887 - 1961) Guy Gibson (1918 - 1944) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) William Blake (1757 - 1827) More Famous Deaths August 12: Ship of Gold Sails Into Oblivion A frigate with more than 150 souls on board, as well as nearly three tons of gold, sailed out of Melbourne on this day – never to be seen again. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand