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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1901, inventor Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal using a wire antenna held aloft by a kite, allowing … Continue reading Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1936, King Edward XVIII abdicated the British throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. He announced it in one of … Continue reading Monday, December 11th, 2023

Saturday, December 9th, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas made its debut on CBS. The network expected the 30-minute special to fail, but it … Continue reading Saturday, December 9th, 2023

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1990, NASA “discovered” life on Earth by turning a spacecraft’s instruments on our own planet to see if analytics alone … Continue reading Friday, December 8th, 2023

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2023 Good Morning! On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt, calling it a date “that will live in infamy,” declared war on Japan … Continue reading Thursday, December 7th, 2023

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1877, Thomas Edison made the first phonograph recording by reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Edison re-recorded the historic event … Continue reading Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1848, in his State of the Union address, President James Polk confirmed “an abundance of gold” had been found in … Continue reading Tuesday, December 5th, 2023

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1956, the “million-dollar quartet” of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins met by chance at Sun … Continue reading Monday, December 4th, 2023

. Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! On this date in 1942, the first self-sustained controlled nuclear reaction took place at the University of Chicago’s football stadium under … Continue reading Saturday, December 2nd, 2023

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1913, America’s first drive-in gas station opened in Pittsburgh, selling Gulf Oil gas. Only 30 gallons were sold on the … Continue reading Friday, December 1st, 2023