1560s 1561: THE SKY WAS FULL OF UNKNOWN MOVING OBJECTS IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY 1820s 1828: NOAH WEBSTER’S AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRINTED 1860s 1865: PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS SHOT BY JOHN WILKES BOOTH AT FORD’S THEATER, WASHINGTON, D.C. BORN 1866: ANNE SULLIVAN (TEACHER […]

THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BIRTHDAY Born in 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia, Jefferson was the third president of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He began his political career in 1769 in the Virginia legislature. Forty years later, he retired as president […]

Every Year NATIONAL LICORICE DAY 1790s BORN 1792: JOHN GEORGE LAMBDON (GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA) 1830s 1833: CHARLES A. GAYLER RECEIVED A PATENT FOR A FIREPROOF SAFE 1850s 1859: FIRST U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP BILLIARDS GAME 1860s 1861: THE US CIVIL WAR BEGAN 1910s DIED 1912: […]

1860s 1865: PRESIDENT LINCOLN MADE HIS LAST PUBLIC SPEECH. HE GAVE THE SPEECH AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND SPOKE OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH, IN PARTICULAR LOUISIANA 1870s DIED 1875: SAMUEL HEINRICH SCHWABE (GERMAN ASTRONOMER) 1900s 1900: U.S. NAVY BOUGHT ITS FIRST COMMISSIONED SUBMARINE, […]

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 […]

1780s BORN 1783: WASHINGTON IRVING (AUTHOR) 1820s 1829: JAMES CARRINGTON PATENTED A COFFEE MILL 1830s BORN 1837: JOHN BURROUGHS (NATURALIST) 1860s 1860: THE PONY EXPRESS BEGAN POSTAL SERVICE 1880s DIED 1882: JESSE JAMES (OUTLAW) 1882: THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ROBERT […]

GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday, also known as Great Friday, Holy Friday, or Sorrowful Friday, is a major Christian observance that commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. It is a time for Christians to reflect upon his suffering and willing sacrifice to atone for […]

APRIL FOOLS’ DAY The term “All Fools,” was probably meant as a deliberate stab at All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) Day. Although the origin of playing practical jokes and pranks on this day is hazy, many folklorists believe it may go […]

Every Year US: VIRGIN ISLANDS TRANSFER DAY 1590s BORN 1596: RENE DESCARTES (PHILOSOPHER) 1620s BORN 1621: ANDREW MARVELL (POET) 1730s BORN 1732: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (COMPOSER) 1770s 1776: ABIGAIL ADAMS WROTE HER HUSBAND, JOHN, AT THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ABOUT THE PROPOSED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, […]

National Doctors’ Day United States (from Wikipedia Commons) In the United States, National Doctors’ Day is a day on which the service of physicians to the nation is recognized annually. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, and the date […]

BORROWING DAYS The last three days of March have a reputation for being stormy. Scottish folklore proposes that these three days were borrowed from April so that March might extend his power. The Spanish story about the borrowing days is that a shepherd promised March […]

PALM SUNDAY This Christian observance falls on the Sunday before Easter and is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday. The beginning of Holy Week, Palm Sunday marks the day when Christ rode into Jerusalem a week before his death […]

PASSOVER BEGINS AT SUNDOWN. In 2021, Passover begins at sundown on Saturday, March 27, and ends at nightfall on Sunday, April 4.Pesach or Passover is an annual weeklong festival commemorating the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt and slavery. The holiday, which begins on the […]