28 August 1845 Posted on August 27, 2014 by Staff Scientific American magazine is published for the first time. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Well enough for old folks to rise early, because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can't sleep anyhow." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 28 August 1845 20 August 1988 28 August 1988 28 August 1810