Sunday, December 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1791, Virginia became the 10th state to approve the first 10 of 12 amendments to the Constitution, which ratified the … Continue reading Sunday, December 15, 2024

Saturday, December 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott.  … Continue reading Saturday, December 14, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1636, Massachusetts organized the first militia regiments in North America to defend the colony, a date now recognized as the … Continue reading Friday, December 13, 2024

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1901, radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean, transmitting the Morse-code signal for the … Continue reading Thursday, December 12, 2024

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1978, six masked individuals raided Lufthansa Airlines’ cargo building at New York’s JFK Airport, stealing $5 million in cash and … Continue reading Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American Nobel Prize winner, receiving the Peace Prize for his role in negotiating … Continue reading Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Monday, December 9, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1965, the “Charlie Brown Christmas Special” premiered on CBS, with the New York Times predicting it would be a big … Continue reading Monday, December 9, 2024

Sunday, December 8, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched and recovered its Dragon rocket, becoming the first private company to accomplish the feat.  When … Continue reading Sunday, December 8, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1941, Japan launched a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. The U.S. formally entered … Continue reading Friday, December 6, 2024

Friday, December 6, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1884, the Washington Monument was completed when workers placed a nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with “Laus Deo,” which eans “praise … Continue reading Friday, December 6, 2024