Geek Events to celebrate on January 16: 1492 – The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented by Elio Antonio de Nebrija to Queen Queen Isabella I of Spain. This was the first book to focus on the study of the rules of a Western European language besides Latin. […]
Geek Holiday: : Korean Alphabet Day Also called Hangul Day or Hangul Proclamation Day, this Korean national day of commemoration (unfortunately no longer a legal holiday) celebrates the invention and the proclamation of hangul (한글), the native alphabet of the Korean language, by King Sejong the Great. It is observed on January 15 in North […]
Geek events to celebrate on January 13: 1942 – Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, also known as a soybean car, that is 30% lighter than a regular car. The concept was halted during World War II and afterwards it was abandoned. January 13 birthdays of geeky note: 1906 – Zhou Youguang, a Chinese linguist […]