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Saturday, February 21, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, commonly known as NASCAR, was officially incorporated. It has since become … Continue reading Saturday, February 21, 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the … Continue reading Friday, February 20, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1945, the U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima, beginning one of World War II’s bloodiest battles in the Pacific. It lasted … Continue reading Thursday, February 19, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, former U.S. Sen. Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as provisional president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama. … Continue reading Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1801, the House of Representatives broke a tie in the Electoral College, electing Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the … Continue reading Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Monday, February 16, 2026 Good Afternoon! When the University of Notre Dame in Indiana got buried in snow, students didn’t just shovel it; they built an ice chapel with stained-glass … Continue reading Monday, February 16, 2026

Monday, February 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, British archaeologist Howard Carter opened the tomb of Egypt’s King Tutankhamun some 3,000 years after he was laid to … Continue reading Monday, February 16, 2026

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1953, 17-year-old Tenley Albright of Boston, who had contracted polio six years earlier, became the first American woman to win … Continue reading Sunday, February 15, 2026

Saturday, February 14, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 5 A.D., by order of Pope Gelasius I, the first feast day celebration for Saint Valentine took place. Although the … Continue reading Saturday, February 14, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1778, two future presidents, John Adams and his 10-year-old son, John Quincy Adams, boarded the frigate Boston in Marblehead Harbor, … Continue reading Friday, February 13, 2026