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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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 2017, the longest-lasting rainbow ever observed went on for nearly nine hours, caused by unusual conditions in a Taiwanese mountain … Continue reading Thursday, November 30th, 2023

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1890, Navy won the first Army-Navy football game, 24-0. Navy leads the historical series with 62 wins, 54 defeats, and … Continue reading Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023 Good Morning! On this date in 1895, America held its first automobile race, a snowy 54-mile run from Chicago to Evanston. The winning car crossed the … Continue reading Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023 Good Morning! On this day in 1885, astronomer Ladislaus Weinek took the first photograph ever made of a streaking meteor during the Andromedids meteor shower. (See … Continue reading Monday, November 27th, 2023

Saturday, November 25th, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! On this date in 1905, Scientific American published the first ad for a home “wireless telegraph,” which we would call a radio … Continue reading Saturday, November 25th, 2023

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2023 Good Morning! On this day in 1971, a man using the alias of Dan Cooper hijacked a commercial airliner and parachuted out with 200,000 in cash. … Continue reading Friday, November 24th, 2023

  THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2023 Happy Thanksgiving! In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday in November would be set aside … Continue reading Thursday, November 23rd, 2023