Today in History: Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
M.C. Millman One of the greatest and most expensive aviation mysteries of all time occurred on March 8, 2014, with the.... read more
Today in History: Chile Suffers Devastating Earthquake Followed by Tsunami
by M.C. Millman Thirteen years ago, on February 27, 2010, at 3:34 a.m., Chile experienced an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook.... read more
Today in History: The 1993 Bombing of the World Trade Center
by M.C. Millman Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Bombing of the World Trade Center, which took place at 12:17 p.m. on.... read more
Today in History: The Exemplary WW2 Fighter Ace Was Born
M.C. MillmanOn February 21, 1910, Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, DFC, FRAeS, DL, known as the.... read more
The Invention of Glasses: It Was Quite a Spectacle
by Meir Sternhill“Here lies Salvino D’Amato degli Armati of Florence, inventor of eyeglasses. May G-d forgive his sin..... read more
No Matter How You Slice It - National Pizza Day Is Worth Celebrating
by M. C. Millman What better time than National Pizza Day, celebrated on February 9, to learn some fun facts about this.... read more
Today in History: NASA Launches a Chimpanzee Into Space
M.C. MillmanOn January 31, 1961, NASA launched a test flight with a chimpanzee on board, paving the way for the first American in.... read more
Today in History: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 80 Years Later
By: BZ GreenIt was the winter of 1943, and Poland’s Jews had been under the boot of the Nazis, ym”sh, for more than three years..... read more
Jewish Ties to the Bagel on National Bagel Day
M.C. MillmanNational Bagel Day was celebrated nationwide yesterday. Today, we bring you more from this food with surprising ties to.... read more
Today in History: US Airways Miraculously Lands on Hudson
M.C. Millman On January 15, 2009, U.S. Airways flight 1549 made a miraculous emergency landing in the Hudson River, saving all 155.... read more
Today in History: National Milk Day
M.C. Millman Today was chosen as Milk Day in America because milk was.... read more
Today in History: French Balloonist Takes the First Balloon Flight in the U.S.
by M.C. Millman Jean-Pierre Blanchard sparked a national interest in ballooning when he took the.... read more
Today in History: Construction of the Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Begins
M.C. Millman Today, 152 years ago, Washington Roebling began the construction of the longest suspension bridge in the world at the.... read more
Today in History: The Birthday of a Remarkable Scientist
M.C. MillmanOn December 27, 1822, French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who forever changed science as we know it, was.... read more
Today in History: The US "Converts" to the Metric System
M.C. MillmanPresident Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act into law on December 23, 1975, promoting the conversion from US.... read more
Today in History: U.S. Launched into World War II
by M.C. MillmanOn December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy," Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base near Honolulu,.... read more
Today in History: Remembering the Great Killer Smog of London
M.C. MillmanLondoners heating their homes and businesses during the frigid winter of 1952 never imagined their burning coal would.... read more
Today in History: World's First Successful Partial Face Transplant
M.C. MillmanThe world waited with bated breath on November 27, 2005, as the first successful partial face construction was performed in.... read more
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