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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1896, the first tootsie roll was sold for a penny at a small Brooklyn store by inventor Leo Hirshfield. Every … Continue reading Friday, February 23, 2024

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team pulled off the “Miracle on Ice,” stunning the mighty Soviet hockey team with a … Continue reading Thursday, February 22, 2024

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1937, the Waterman “Arrowbile,” the first true flying car, took to the skies for its maiden flight. Only six were … Continue reading Wednesday, February 21, 2024

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, Lt. Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare saved an American aircraft carrier in the Pacific by shooting down five Japanese bombers. … Continue reading Tuesday, February 20, 2024

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this date 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 Monday, February 19, 2024

Saturday, February 17, 2024 Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 1864, the Confederate Navy submarine H.L. Hunley sunk the Union Navy’s USS Housatonic by planting a torpedo in … Continue reading Saturday, February 17, 2024

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln made a stop on his Inauguration train ride so he could meet 12-year-old Grace Bedell, the young … Continue reading Friday, February 16, 2024

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, the battleship USS Maine blew up in Havana harbor, fueling the Spanish-American War with cries of “Remember the Maine!” … Continue reading Thursday, February 15, 2024

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1849, the first daguerreotype photo of a U.S. president still in office was taken of James K. Polk, the 11th … Continue reading Wednesday, February 14, 2024

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2000, the final original “Peanuts” comic strip was published in newspapers. Creator Charles Schultz died the day before, but he … Continue reading Tuesday, February 13, 2024