On this day in 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced on radio that he had successfully tested a vaccine for polio. The disease, commonly known as “infantile paralysis” because it affected […]

On this day in 1957, six nations signed a treaty in Rome to form the European Economic Community. The EEC, better known as the Common Market, was the union of […]

On this day in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died after 44 years of rule. Elizabeth ascended the throne of England in 1559 after the death of her half-sister, Mary I. […]

On this day in 1743, Handel’s Messiah took its first bows in London. Though Handel had premiered his oratorio earlier in Dublin, English audiences would catapult it to everlasting fame. […]

On this day in 1987, a barge named the Mobro began a 6000 mile voyage, searching for a place to dump over 1 ½ tons of garbage. The trash was […]

On this day in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, the state capital. The voting rights march was the third attempt […]

On this day in 1727, Sir Isaac Newton died. Recognized as one of the most influential scientists of history, Newton devoted his vast intellect to astronomy, physics, mathematics and optics. […]

On this day in 1931, the Nevada state legislature legalized gambling. Prior to the stock market crash, Nevada’s famed silver mines had been in slow decline. With the advent of […]

On this day in 1924, the infamous “Tri-State Tornado” ripped through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing 695 people and wreaking $16.5 million in property damage. The one-mile wide monster, the […]

On this day in 1762, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held, but not in Ireland. Irish soldiers stationed in colonial New York City organized the first procession. Though […]