. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1931, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon completed the world’s first non-stop trans-Pacific flight. The trip from Japan to Washington … Continue reading Thursday, October 5th, 2023

. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1957, the Space Age began with the launch of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 into low Earth orbit, alarming … Continue reading Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023 Good morning! Today is the 160th anniversary of the day Abraham Lincoln, grateful for the Union victory at Gettysburg, proclaimed that the nation would celebrate … Continue reading Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023 Good morning! On this date in in 1959, Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS. Even today, the four notes of its theme song … Continue reading Monday, October 2nd, 2023

Saturday, September 30, 2023 Welcome to the weekend! Tomorrow is the first day of October, the official month of spooky decorations. Speaking of spooky things: on this day in 2004, scientists captured … Continue reading Saturday, September 30th, 2023

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1916, John D. Rockefeller was announced as America’s first billionaire due to his ownership of Standard Oil. His net worth … Continue reading Friday, September 29th, 2023

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1920, a grand jury indicted eight Chicago White Sox players for conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series. … Continue reading Thursday, September 28th, 2023

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1908, the first Model T car built for sale by Henry Ford was completed at Ford’s Piquette Plant. Production began … Continue reading Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 Good morning! Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the first TV presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Oddly, there wasn’t another presidential debate … Continue reading Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 Good morning! On this date in 1789, Congress first proposed adding a Bill of Rights in order to win enough votes to ratify the Constitution. There … Continue reading Monday, September 25th, 2023