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 […]

Do you remember 9/11? I sure do. After 19 terrorists attacked us with hijacked planes, fear gripped the nation. Parents rushed to pick their kids up from school. People flooded […]

On this day in 1964, the Beatles released their Can’t Buy Me Love album, the largest advance-selling record in history. Over 2 million customers pre-ordered the album, and the title […]

On this day in 1937, physician Bernard Fantus coined the word “blood bank” by establishing the first one at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Four years earlier, Fantus had received […]

On this day in 1879, Albert Einstein was born. One of the most brilliant scientists of all time, Einstein formulated the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for […]

On this day in 1781, William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. Born in Germany, the Herschel family moved to England when William was 17 years old. A musician like his […]