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Sunday, May 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1986, Willie Shoemaker, 54, guided 17-1 long shot Ferdinand to a Kentucky Derby win, becoming the race’s oldest winning jockey … Continue reading Sunday, May 3, 2026

Monday, April 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1805, U.S. agent William Eaton led a small force of Marines and Berber fighters to capture the Tripolitan port city of … Continue reading Monday, April 27, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1901, New York passed a state law requiring the initials of a car’s owner to be posted on the back … Continue reading Saturday, April 25, 2026

Sunday, April 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, a group of colonial Minutemen engaged in their first battle with British regulars in Lexington and Concord, immortalized in … Continue reading Sunday, April 19, 2026

Sunday, April 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, the Civil War officially began when Confederate forces, led by Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, … Continue reading Sunday, April 12, 2026

Sunday, April 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Siege of Yorktown began as Union Gen. George McClellan’s forces arrived in Virginia, launching the Peninsula Campaign. Rather … Continue reading Sunday, April 5, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Appomattox, the final Civil War campaign, began in Virginia as Union troops under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant advanced on Confederate … Continue reading Sunday, March 29, 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies and one of the … Continue reading Sunday, March 22, 2026

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1820, Maine became the 23rd U.S. state after separating from Massachusetts through the Missouri Compromise, which allowed it to enter … Continue reading Sunday, March 15, 2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1936, the Daytona Beach racetrack hosted its first oval stock car race, complete with scoring controversies and crashes. The event … Continue reading Sunday, March 8, 2026