SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1941, Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams went 6-for-8 in a season-ending doubleheader, raising his batting average to .406 and becoming … Continue reading Saturday, September 28, 2024
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Friday, September 27, 2024
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1066, William the Conqueror set sail from France to conquer England. This would be the last successful invasion of England by … Continue reading Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1960, the first televised U.S. presidential debate aired live from Chicago, featuring Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President … Continue reading Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, The Partridge Family premiered on ABC, introducing America to a group of musical siblings loosely based on the popular … Continue reading Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1789, the Judiciary Act, signed by President Washington, established the six-justice Supreme Court, with John Jay nominated as chief justice and … Continue reading Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet in our solar system, through mathematical calculations based on unusual perturbations in Uranus’s … Continue reading Monday, September 23, 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, the British hanged Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale as a spy—America’s first espionage agent. Hale’s purported last words made … Continue reading Sunday, September 22, 2024
Saturday, September 21, 2024
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1780, General Benedict Arnold plotted to hand over West Point to the British in exchange for money and a high … Continue reading Saturday, September 21, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set sail on the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe. He crossed the Pacific before … Continue reading Friday, September 20, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1827, Jim Bowie killed a banker on a sandbar near the eastern shore of the Mississippi River with an early … Continue reading Thursday, September 19, 2024