FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954)[1] is an American author and actress, and a granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Vanessa Lynn Williams[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983. However, a scandal arose the following year when, […]

Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (MEXICO) 1730s DIED 1736: GABRIEL DANIEL FAHRENHEIT (PHYSICIST) 1780s 1782: U.S. GREAT SEAL USED FOR FIRST TIME 1850s 1857: JAMES PIERPONT’S “JINGLE BELLS” (ORIGINALLY TITLED “ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH”) WAS COPYRIGHTED 1870s BORN 1875: JAMES C. PENNEY (DEPARTMENT STORE FOUNDER) 1900s […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne. Macdonald was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran […]

HOLY CROSS DAY Holy Cross Day is also known as the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Triumph of the Cross, or Holyrood Day (“rood” meaning “cross”. It commemorates the recovery of the Holy Cross on which Jesus was crucified. (It had been taken from Jerusalem […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the […]

1600s 1609: HENRY HUDSON BEGAN EXPLORATION OF WHAT IS LATER TO BE NAMED THE HUDSON RIVER 1750s 1758: ASTRONOMER CHARLES MESSIER CATALOGED THE CRAB NEBULA 1810s BORN 1818: RICHARD JORDAN GATLING (INVENTOR) 1820s 1823: A WHALE FOLLOWED A BOAT TO THE MONTREAL HARBOR BORN 1829: […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the militant Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. On that morning, four commercial airliners traveling from the northeastern United States to California were hijacked mid-flight by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. The […]

Every Year SWAP IDEAS DAY 1600s 1608: JAMESTOWN COLONY IN VIRGINIA RECEIVED A NEW PRESIDENT, JOHN SMITH 1740s 1742: FANEUIL HALL WAS GIVEN TO THE TOWN OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1770s 1776: NATHAN HALE VOLUNTEERED TO SPY BEHIND ENEMY LINES 1790s 1794: BLOUNT COLLEGE WAS CHARTERED […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father ascended the throne on […]

Every Year INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 1150s BORN 1157: KING RICHARD I OF ENGLAND (THE LION-HEARTED) 1500s 1504: MICHELANGELO’S DAVID STATUE WAS UNVEILED IN FLORENCE, ITALY 1560s 1565: DON PEDRO MENÉNDEZ DE AVILÉS FOUNDED WHAT BECAME ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 1565: THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT IN WHAT […]

1530s BORN 1533: QUEEN ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND 1540s DIED 1548: CATHERINE PARR (WIDOW OF HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND) 1860s BORN 1860: GRANDMA MOSES (PAINTER) BORN 1867: J. P. MORGAN JR. (FINANCIER) 1880s 1888: EDITH ELEANOR MCLEAN WAS THE FIRST BABY TO BE PLACED IN […]

LABOR DAY Always the first Monday in September, Labor Day is meant as a tribute to the American worker to whom the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country is made possible. The holiday started modestly in cities and towns, with the first celebration on […]

Every Year BE LATE FOR SOMETHING DAY (UNITED STATES) 1180s BORN 1187: LOUIS VIII OF FRANCE 1560s BORN 1568: TOMMASO CAMPANELLA (PHILOSOPHER) 1660s 1666: GREAT FIRE OF LONDON ENDED 1690s 1698: RUSSIA’S PETER THE GREAT IMPOSED A TAX ON BEARDS 1730s BORN 1735: JOHANN CHRISTIAN […]

1780s 1781: LOS ANGELES FOUNDED BY SPANISH SETTLERS 1800s BORN 1803: SARAH CHILDRESS POLK (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1820s 1821: RUSSIAN DECREE ISSUED CONCERNING NORTHWEST AMERICA200 Years Ago BORN 1824: ANTON BRUCKNER (COMPOSER) 1830s 1833: TEN-YEAR-OLD BARNEY FLAHERTY BECAME FIRST NEWSBOY IN THE U.S. HE WORKED […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Search for Tomorrow is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show focused primarily on the […]

COURTESY WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Diana Nyad/ˈnaɪˌæd/ (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida (102 mi (164 km)). In 2013, […]

Every Year MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1550s DIED 1557: JACQUES CARTIER (EXPLORER) 1710s DIED 1715: LOUIS XIV, KING OF FRANCE 1730s 1730: DEBORAH READ ROGERS BECAME THE COMMON-LAW WIFE OF BEN FRANKLIN 1790s BORN 1792: CHESTER HARDING (PAINTER) BORN 1795: JAMES GORDON BENNET (FOUNDER OF NEW […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he […]