WEDNESday, SEPT. 6, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz as the two shook hands. It was the third presidential … Continue reading Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

TUESday, SEPT. 5, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1885, the first gas pump was sold to a grocery store in Ft. Wayne, initially to pump kerosene for lamps, … Continue reading Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

  MONday, SEPT. 4, 2023 Good morning and Happy Labor Day! On this date in 1888, George Eastman patented the first roll-film camera, the original Kodak. It came with rolled … Continue reading Monday, September 4th, 2023

FRIday, SEPT. 1, 2023 Good morning! Today marks the 84th anniversary of the start of World War II.  Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, prompting France and Britain to … Continue reading Friday, September 1st, 2023

thursday, August 31, 2023 Good morning! On this day during the Civil War in 1864, Confederate soldiers began evacuating from Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after, William Tecumseh Sherman occupied the city … Continue reading Thursday, August 31st, 2023

wednesday, August 30, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1983, U.S. astronaut Guion S. Bluford became the first African American to travel into space. He served as a mission … Continue reading Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Good morning! Good morning! On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union tested its very first atomic bomb, Joe 1. It was an exact copy of … Continue reading Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

Monday, August 28, 2023 Good morning! Good morning! Today marks 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. King delivered his hopes of freedom to … Continue reading Monday, August 28th, 2023

Question: When did America have its highest ever interest rates?Answer: October, 1981.

friday, August 25, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1944, Parisian citizens were liberated from the Germans who had occupied their city for more than two months. The occupiers … Continue reading Friday, August 25th, 2023