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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1972, police arrested five burglars for breaking into Democratic Party offices at the Watergate, beginning years of investigation that led … Continue reading Monday, June 17, 2024

SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in 1775, George Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress. (More) Welcome to the … Continue reading Sunday, June 16, 2024

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this day in 1844, Charles Goodyear patented vulcanization, a groundbreaking process that laid the foundation for the modern rubber industry. He invented it … Continue reading Saturday, June 15, 2024

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress officially established the U.S. Army, America’s first national institution—more than a year before the Declaration of … Continue reading Friday, June 14, 2024

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman in space, orbiting Earth 48 times aboard the Vostok 6 … Continue reading Thursday, June 13, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered one of his most important Cold War era speeches and challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail … Continue reading Wednesday, June 12, 2024

TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1509, King Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives. Henry later divorced her … Continue reading Tuesday, June 11, 2024

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1752, Benjamin Franklin conducted one of his most famous experiments: flying a kite during a thunderstorm to collect ambient electrical … Continue reading Monday, June 10, 2024

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in 1949, author George Orwell published 1984, his final novel and a book still widely referenced today. The novel promised readers: … Continue reading Saturday, June 8, 2024

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1955, the game show “The $64,000 Question” premiered on CBS-TV, and it almost immediately beat every other program on Tuesday … Continue reading Friday, June 7, 2024