FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1871, journalist Henry Morton Stanley finally found the missing explorer he had been seeking in Africa for years and uttered … Continue reading Friday, November 10th, 2023

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1989, a misstatement at an East German press conference encouraged crowds to break through the Berlin Wall, effectively bringing it … Continue reading Thursday, November 9th, 2023

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 2016, Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States, shocking the national media. You can see one … Continue reading Wednesday, November 8th, 2023

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1874, Harper’s Magazine published the first political cartoon depicting an elephant as the symbol of the GOP. The cartoon, by … Continue reading Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023 Good morning! This date in 1860 was election day for Abraham Lincoln. By the time Lincoln was inaugurated, seven Southern states had left the Union. Some … Continue reading Monday, November 6th, 2023

Saturday, November 4th, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 1922, Howard Carter began excavating the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It had been undisturbed for 3,000 years, hidden under … Continue reading Saturday, October 4th, 2023

  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1956, CBS broadcast the first major Hollywood film to be shown in its entirety on TV: “The Wizard of … Continue reading Friday, November 3rd, 2023

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1920, Pittsburgh radio station KDKA made history with America’s first election-night broadcast, telling its 1,000 listeners that Warren Harding had … Continue reading Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1938, champion thoroughbred Seabiscuit beat Triple Crown winner War Admiral in one of the greatest horseraces of the 20th Century. … Continue reading Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1941, the 15-year project to build Mt. Rushmore was declared a complete, mainly because sculptor Gutzon Borglum died. See Photos … Continue reading Tuesday, October 31st, 2023