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Saturday, January 6th, 2024 Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 2001, a joint session of Congress certified George W. Bush as the winner of the 2000 presidential election. Vice … Continue reading Saturday, January 6th, 2024

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1914, Henry Ford stunned the world by doubling his workers’ wages to $5 a day to keep his newly invented … Continue reading Friday, January 5th, 2024

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1847, Samuel Colt won the contract to provide the U.S. government with 1,000 of his original .44 caliber Colt Walker … Continue reading Thursday, January 4th, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1977, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporated Apple Computer Inc., a longshot start-up that became the world’s most valuable company. … Continue reading Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1776, George Washington’s army first raised the Grand Union Flag, newly made to represent the 2nd Continental Congress and the … Continue reading Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024 Happy New Year! On this date in 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight in the U.S took place, flying travelers 18 miles in a two-seat … Continue reading Monday, January 1st, 2024

  Saturday, December 30th, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 1916, the mysterious Grigori Rasputin was killed in Saint Petersburg. The “Mad Monk” was a controversial mystic who … Continue reading Saturday, December 30th, 2023

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1862, the modern bowling ball was invented. Unlike today’s sleek, resin-coated rollers, early bowling balls were made of wood and … Continue reading Friday, December 29th, 2023

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first Vice President ever to resign, partly over differences with President Andrew Jackson and … Continue reading Thursday, December 28th, 2023

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1947, NBC aired the first episode of “The Howdy Doody Show” just after Christmas. Despite starring a marionette, it became … Continue reading Wednesday, December 27th, 2023