Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1885, after years of fundraising and construction, the disassembled Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French … Continue reading Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Monday, June 16, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1858, Abraham Lincoln accepted the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate while declaring, “A house divided against itself … Continue reading Monday, June 16, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025 Happy Father’s Day! On this day in 1847, John Frémont set off from the Kansas River on his first expedition of the Oregon Trail, with frontiersman … Continue reading Sunday, June 15, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
The Flyover Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes on Israel late Friday, targeting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes killed top Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists. ͏ ͏ … Continue reading Saturday, June 14, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025 Good Afternoon! This weekend, we’re raising a glass (and probably a grill lid) to all the dads, stepdads, granddads, and dad-figures out there. Got a dad … Continue reading Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1777, American Revolutionary War hero Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arrived in South Carolina at … Continue reading Friday, June 13, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall, addressing Soviet General Secretary … Continue reading Thursday, June 12, 2025
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1949, country music legend Hank Williams Sr. played the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast for the first time, one of … Continue reading Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1652, 28-year-old Massachusetts silversmith John Hull opened the first mint in America, in defiance of English colonial law. The mint … Continue reading Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, Donald Duck made his debut, appearing in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen. Watch the scene here. One founder … Continue reading Monday, June 9, 2025