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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1896, George Carmack found gold nuggets while fishing near the Klondike River, Yukon. This discovery sparked the last great gold rush … Continue reading Friday, August 16, 2024

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, the Panama Canal opened for traffic. The SS Ancon, a cargo and passenger ship, was the first vessel to navigate … Continue reading Thursday, August 15, 2024

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, French authorities apprehended international terrorist Illich Ramirez Sanchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, in Khartoum, Sudan.  Speaking of … Continue reading Wednesday, August 14, 2024

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1961, East German authorities closed the border between East and West Berlin and began constructing the Berlin Wall. Germans call … Continue reading Tuesday, August 13, 2024

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1851, Isaac Singer patented his new sewing machine, sparking a revolution in clothing and culture.  We’re wondering if you could … Continue reading Monday, August 12, 2024

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1876, “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, was murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota, while … Continue reading Friday, August 2, 2024

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1981, MTV launched with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” aptly symbolizing the new visual era of music. See MTV’s … Continue reading Thursday, August 1, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1975, Jimmy Hoffa, former head of the Teamsters, disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in a Detroit suburb at about 2:30 … Continue reading Tuesday, July 30, 2024

  MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1981, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in a grand ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, one of … Continue reading Monday, July 29, 2024

SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, beginning World War I. (See WWI … Continue reading Sunday, July 28, 2024