181 years ago today, Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poem The Raven was first published. And, on this day in 1929, Dorothy Harrison Eustis established The Seeing Eye in the US, the first school organized to train dogs to assist the blind. By the end of her first year, 17 blind men and women had gained independence because they were alongside their “Seeing Eye dogs” (a trademarked name). And, 140 years ago today, Karl Benz patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. 61 years ago today, the iconic black comedy film Dr. Strangelove, premiered in American cinemas.