1840s BORN 1847: JOSEPH PULITZER (NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER & FOUNDER OF PULITZER PRIZE) 1849: SAFETY PIN PATENTED BY WALTER HUNT 1860s BORN 1865: JACK MINER (NATURALIST) 1866: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WAS INCORPORATED 1870s 1872: FIRST ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION HELD […]

THE CONCEPTION OF THE ASTRODOME (FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS) Major League Baseball expanded to Houston in 1960 when the National League agreed to add two teams. The Houston Colt .45s (renamed the Astros in 1965) were to begin play in 1962, along with their expansion brethren New York Mets. Roy Hofheinz, […]

1750s 1751: WILLIAM PIGOTT OPENED FIRST INN IN NOVA SCOTIA (IN HALIFAX) 1860s 1864: GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 1910s BORN 1912: SONJA HENIE (FIGURE SKATER) BORN 1918: BETTY FORD (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1920s BORN 1921: FRANCO CORELLI (OPERA SINGER) 1926: SECOND DAY OF […]

Every Year WORLD HEALTH DAY 1770s BORN 1770: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (POET) 1890s BORN 1890: MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS (AMERICAN CONSERVATIONIST) DIED 1891: PHINEAS TAYLOR (“P. T.”) BARNUM (CIRCUS OWNER) BORN 1893: IRENE CASTLE (DANCER) BORN 1897: WALTER WINCHELL (COLUMNIST & BROADCASTER) 1910s BORN 1915: BILLIE HOLIDAY […]

1190s DIED 1199: KING RICHARD I (ENGLISH MONARCH, CALLED “RICHARD THE LIONHEART”) 1480s BORN 1483: RAPHAEL (ARTIST) 1520s DIED 1520: RAPHAEL (ARTIST) 1860s 1868: BRIGHAM YOUNG, THE MORMON CHURCH LEADER, MARRIED HIS 27TH AND LAST WIFE 1869: SNOW-MELTING APPARATUS PATENTED 1890s 1896: THE FIRST MODERN […]

1610s 1614: POCAHONTAS MARRIED ENGLISHMAN JOHN ROLFE 1760s 1768: NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORMED 1850s BORN 1856: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (EDUCATOR & ACTIVIST) BORN 1858: WASHINGTON ATLEE BURPEE (BOTANIST, SEEDSMAN) 1880s 1887: ANNE SULLIVAN MADE A BREAKTHROUGH WITH BLIND/DEAF STUDENT HELEN KELLER, BY CONVEYING […]

EASTER SUNDAY Easter in the western Christian church can occur as early as March 22 and as late as April 25. It is observed on the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon (a fixed spring date set by the church). This Christian holy day celebrates […]

WIKIPEDIA INFORMATION ON SADE Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She has been credited as one of the most successful British female […]

1550s 1559: ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND WAS CROWNED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY 1620s BORN 1622: MOLIÈRE (DRAMATIST) 1710s BORN 1716: PHILIP LIVINGSTON (PATRIOT, AND SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) 1770s 1777: VERMONT DECLARES ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONY OF NEW YORK AS […]

1630s 1639: “THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT” WERE ADOPTED 1740s BORN 1741: BENEDICT ARNOLD (GENERAL IN U. S. REVOLUTIONARY WAR) DIED 1742: EDMOND HALLEY (ASTRONOMER) 1790s 1794: FIRST SUCCESSFUL CESAREAN OPERATION IN THE U.S. 1810s 1813: GIDEON HAWLEY BECAME FIRST STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN THE […]

ST. KNUT’S DAY In Sweden, January 13 is the traditional day to discard the Christmas tree and end the season’s festivities. A children’s party is the favored way to strip the tree of its decorations, after which the children are free to “plunder” the edible […]

CHINESE NEW YEAR The new year is by far the most important festival of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on the second new Moon after the winter solstice. The holiday is a time of renewal, with debts cleared, new clothes bought, shops and […]

PLOUGH MONDAY The first Monday after Epiphany (January 6) was the day for the menfolk to return to work after the holidays — although no work was actually done on this day. Dressed in clean white smocks decorated with ribbons, the men dragged a plow […]

December Images 2020 Snowman & Wreath (courtesy mascpa.org) 1680s 1686: FICTIONAL ROBINSON CRUSOE LEFT ISLAND AFTER 28 YEARS. DANIEL DEFOE’S STORY IS BASED ON AN ACTUAL PERSON, ALEXANDER SELKIRK, A SCOTTISH SAILOR, WHO WAS FOUND ON AN ISLAND WHERE HE HAD BEEN STRANDED FOR 52 […]

THANKSGIVING DAY In a 1789 proclamation, President George Washington called on the people of the United States to acknowledge God for affording them “an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness” by observing a day of thanksgiving. Devoting a […]

(photo courtesy of InvisionMag.com) 1640s BORN 1643: RENÉ-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE (EXPLORER) 1710s DIED 1718: BLACKBEARD (PIRATE) 1810s BORN 1819: GEORGE ELIOT (AUTHOR) 1860s 1869: BRITISH CLIPPER CUTTY SARK LAUNCHED 1880s 1880: ACTRESS LILLIAN RUSSELL DEBUTED AT TONY PASTOR’S THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY […]