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 […]

On this day in 1930, Mohandas Gandhi took the first steps of a 240-mile march to the seaside town of Dandi in western India.  The daunting walk was not a […]

On this day in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur, under presidential orders, fled the Philippines as the Japanese Navy moved in. Escaping at dusk by PT boat, MacArthur and his family […]

On this day in 1785, President George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as Minister to France, who stepped in for an aged Benjamin Franklin. When someone mentioned that he was Franklin’s […]