Friday, February 14, 2025 Happy Valentine’s Day! On this day in 1946, scientists unveiled ENIAC, the world’s first digital, general-purpose computer. It weighed 30 tons and filled a 1,500-square-foot room. … Continue reading Friday, February 14, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1741, the first magazine in America was published, appropriately named American Magazine. As part of a furious race to come … Continue reading Thursday, February 13, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, on the opening day of the Lillehammer Winter Olympics, thieves stole Edvard Munch’s The Scream from a Norwegian museum in … Continue reading Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, Julia Child’s The French Chef premiered on public television, introducing French cuisine to the U.S. The first episode featured boeuf … Continue reading Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill into law requiring weather observations to be taken at 44 military stations … Continue reading Monday, February 10, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day In 1942, Congress adopted daylight saving time, originally called “war time,” advancing standard time by one hour in each time zone … Continue reading Sunday, February 9, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, General John J. Pershing established the Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper written by and for servicemen, to boost … Continue reading Saturday, February 8, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025 Good Afternoon! While Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is tackling bureaucratic bloat, a colony of beavers in the Czech Republic has undertaken a similar … Continue reading Friday, February 7, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, Navy Captain Bruce McCandless became the first person to perform an untethered spacewalk. He exited the space shuttle Challenger and … Continue reading Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II after the death of her father, King George VI, who died in his … Continue reading Thursday, February 6, 2025