Today in history

May 29, 1975 — Europe decided to aim for the stars

And founded ESA: European Space Agency.

Today, in over 40 countries, we’re celebrating World Play Day.

On that day, Albert Einstein dropped his thesis on the Theory of Relativity, a concept so mind-blowing that classical physics just looked down and was like, “Yeah… I’m totally out of the game.”

On May 9, 1962, physicist Theodore Maiman got the patent for the world’s first laser, the Ruby Laser.

A pharmacist had an idea. He mixed syrup with sparkling water… and accidentally created the most famous soda on the planet.

On April 30, 1938, a kinda crazy rabbit with a mischievous look and a tongue sharper than a BBB edit was born—or like, almost born—the icon that would totally redefine animated humor:

🐇 “Happy Rabbit,” the prototype for Bugs Bunny, made his debut in a Warner Bros. short called Porky’s Hare Hunt.

🚀 On April 28, 2003, the iTunes Store was born.
Over 200,000 songs available legally online.

🚨 On this day, Nintendo officially dropped “Mario Bros.” in Japan. It was a game that, on paper, was about plumbers fighting turtles in sewers filled with… fire. But in reality? It kicked off the biggest phenomenon in video game history.

April 17, 1973 | George Lucas sat down, pulled out his notepad (like, with a real pen and everything), and started writing: “In a galaxy far, far away… wait, hold up — in a super distant past…”

Kendrick Lamar woke up, grabbed his coffee, dropped a verse… and snagged a Pulitzer Prize.