Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, Germany invaded Poland with a blitzkrieg attack designed to overwhelm Poland’s defenses, marking the beginning of World War II. (See … Continue reading Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1955, General Motors engineer William Cobb unveiled the world’s first solar-powered car at an auto show in Chicago. The “Sunmobile” … Continue reading Monday, August 31, 2026

Sunday, August 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, John F. Kennedy became the first U.S. president to have a direct text/teletype line, famously called the “hotline,” connecting him … Continue reading Sunday, August 30, 2026

Saturday, August 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1958, the United States Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs, with cadet uniforms designed by famous Hollywood director Cecil … Continue reading Saturday, August 29, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026 Good Afternoon! A woman starting over in LA after a divorce couldn’t sleep because of the loud thumping from the apartment upstairs. Turns out it was … Continue reading Friday, August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln … Continue reading Friday, August 28, 2026

Thursday, August 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1859, Edwin L. Drake struck oil at 69½ feet in Titusville, Pennsylvania, discovering America’s first commercial oil well. Before you turn … Continue reading Thursday, August 27, 2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1873, the nation’s first free kindergarten in the U.S. was opened in Carondelet, Missouri, by educator Susan Blow. She taught the children … Continue reading Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this date in 1944, Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation by the Free French Second Armored Division and the American Fourth Infantry, who … Continue reading Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Monday, August 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1869, Cornelius Swartwout of Troy, New York, received the first American patent for a waffle iron, which is why today … Continue reading Monday, August 24, 2026