FRIday, August 18, 2023 Good morning! Today in 1872, Montgomery Ward issued America’s first mail-order catalog, a one-page flyer offering 163 items, targeting rural and farming communities. Sears didn’t follow … Continue reading Friday, August 18th, 2023

THURSday, August 17, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1957, outfielder Richie Ashburn set a painful baseball record: He hit the same woman twice with foul balls. The first … Continue reading Thursday, August 17th, 2023

WEDNESday, August 16, 2023 Good morning! Today we mark the 165th anniversary of the first transatlantic telegraph message, a congratulatory note sent in 1858 by Queen Victoria to President James … Continue reading Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

TUESday, August 15, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1914, the steamship SS Ancon became the first ship to transit the new Panama Canal as part of the official … Continue reading Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

MONday, August 14, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1959, the early Explorer 6 satellite sent back the very first image of Earth, a crude two-tone image of the … Continue reading Monday, August 14th, 2023

FRIday, August 11, 2023 Good morning!  On this date in 1866, the nation’s first roller rink was opened to the public in Newport, R.I., by James Plimpton, inventor of the … Continue reading Friday, August 11th, 2023

THURSday, August 10, 2023 Good morning! Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first and only marriage in outer space. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchnko was in orbit when he wed … Continue reading Thursday, August 10th, 2023

WEDNESday, August 9, 2023 Good morning! On this date 78 years ago, the U.S. dropped its second atomic bomb on Japan in Nagasaki. A week later, the Japanese surrendered, ending … Continue reading Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

TUESday, August 8, 2023 Good morning! Today is the 435th anniversary of one of the most pivotal naval battles in history. On Aug. 8, 1588, the British Navy defeated the … Continue reading Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

MONday, August 7, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1782, George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit. Today we know it as the Purple Heart, awarded to soldiers … Continue reading Monday, August 7th, 2023