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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1955, the “Ballad of Davey Crockett” became the No. 1 song in the U.S., a few months after Walt Disney first … Continue reading Tuesday, March 26, 2024

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory burned down in one of the worst industrial accidents in American history. The fire killed … Continue reading Monday, March 25, 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in 1994, Wayne Gretzky scored his 802nd goal in the second period and passed Gordi Howe as the NHL’s all-time leading … Continue reading Saturday, March 23, 2024

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies and one of the … Continue reading Friday, March 22, 2024

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1980, someone shot J.R. Ewing in perhaps the greatest season cliffhanger in TV history. Ninety million people tuned in to … Continue reading Thursday, March 21, 2024

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1854, the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin, by former members of the Whig Party who opposed the spread … Continue reading Wednesday, March 20, 2024

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1863, the Confederate ship SS Georgiana was destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo then valued at over $1,000,000. … Continue reading Tuesday, March 19, 2024

  MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1850, American Express was formed by Henry Wells and Bill Fargo as a horse-drawn express mail delivery company, two … Continue reading Monday, March 18, 2024

Saturday, March 16, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in 1926, Robert H. Goddard, the father of American rocketry, launched his first liquid rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts. It went 41 … Continue reading Saturday, March 16, 2024

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2023, the very first edition of The Flyover landed in forty-seven inboxes.  We made it to the one-year mark! The Editor can … Continue reading Friday, March 15, 2024