MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 2020, the world’s longest single lightning flash was captured by weather satellites. It stretched 477 miles across three states. (See … Continue reading Monday, April 29, 2024

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in April 1805, U.S. agent William Eaton led a small force of U.S. Marines and Berber mercenaries against the Tripolitan port … Continue reading Saturday, April 27, 2024

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was rocked by explosions, releasing a vast amount of radiation. It was … Continue reading Friday, April 26, 2024

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1901, New York passed a state law requiring the initials of a car’s owner to be posted on the back … Continue reading Thursday, April 25, 2024

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1800, President John Adams approved an expense of $5,000 to purchase books for use by legislators, thereby creating America’s Library … Continue reading Wednesday, April 24, 2024

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim posted the first 18-second video to the brand-new site, titled “Me at the zoo.” His … Continue reading Tuesday, April 23, 2024

MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1969, Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person to sail solo around the world when he returned to Falmouth, U.K., after … Continue reading Monday, April 22, 2024

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024 Happy Saturday! On this date in 1841, Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue“ first appeared in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. The tale is … Continue reading Saturday, April 20, 2024

FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1775, a group of colonial Minutemen engaged in their first battle with British regulars in Lexington and Concord, immortalized in … Continue reading Friday, April 19, 2024

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1906, a massive earthquake hit San Francisco, igniting huge fires and destroying nearly 500 city blocks. The disaster killed an … Continue reading Thursday, April 18, 2024