On this day

26 July in history.

5 moments from 1745 to 2016: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Portrait of L. L. Zamenhof

1887

Esperanto is born. L. L. Zamenhof published a small book describing Esperanto, an easy language he hoped would help people from different countries understand each other.

Wikipedia: Esperanto

Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 26 July

  1. Women's cricket

    1745

    The first women's cricket match

    Two teams of women played the first recorded women's cricket match, near Guildford in England.

    Wikipedia: Women's cricket

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Portrait of Emmy Noether , around 1900

    1918

    Noether's theorem

    Emmy Noether's paper showing the deep link between symmetry and conservation laws in physics was presented in Göttingen.

    Wikipedia: Noether's theoremWikipedia: Emmy Noether

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author Publisher: Mathematical Association of America [3] , Broo… / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Syncom

    1963

    Syncom 2

    The first satellite in geosynchronous orbit, matching Earth's spin, was launched.

    Wikipedia: Syncom

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Solar Impulse HB-SIA landing at Brussels Airport

    2016

    Around the world on sunshine

    Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi, the first plane to fly around the world using only solar power.

    Wikipedia: Solar ImpulseWikipedia: Bertrand Piccard

    Photo: Brussels Airport / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.