I’ve wondered about this since Kindergarten. Maybe you have too.
I’ve wondered about this since Kindergarten. Maybe you have too.
This Day in History
December 2, 1777, a Quaker woman named Lydia Darragh went out for a bag of flour and saved the American Revolution.
December 2, 1777, a Quaker woman named Lydia Darragh went out for a bag of flour and saved the American Revolution.
George Stephenson, a young British inventor and machine master, who knows trams, tracks, math and steam does a little mashup of all the technologies and designs a viable locomotive.
George Stephenson, a young British inventor and machine master, who knows trams, tracks, math and steam does a little mashup of all the technologies and designs a viable locomotive.
Today is the birthday of a very well known author named Helen, after her mother. But, we don’t know Helen by her first name. We know her by her middle name. Beatrix. Beatrix Potter, born on this day, July 28th, 1866.
Today is the birthday of a very well known author named Helen, after her mother. But, we don’t know Helen by her first name. We know her by her middle name. Beatrix. Beatrix Potter, born on this day, July 28th, 1866.
In 1849 chicken eggs in San Francisco were selling for $1 a piece, the equivalent of $30 a piece today! That little distortion in the market led to one of the most unusual chapters in American History; the Farallon Egg Wars.
In 1849 chicken eggs in San Francisco were selling for $1 a piece, the equivalent of $30 a piece today! That little distortion in the market led to one of the most unusual chapters in American History; the Farallon Egg Wars.
Lazing along at 6 MPH, the “Gravity Ride” is the sedate forebear of today’s crazy coasters!
Lazing along at 6 MPH, the “Gravity Ride” is the sedate forebear of today’s crazy coasters!
On this day, August 18th, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was Ratified. Though the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 resistance continued, at least symbolically, until Mississippi finally ratified the amendment in 1984.
On this day, August 18th, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was Ratified. Though the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 resistance continued, at least symbolically, until Mississippi finally ratified the amendment in 1984.
The United States Supreme Court was established in 1789 and first convened in 1790. George Washington appointed the first 12 justices (still the record) … but they got off to a really slow start. By the first scheduled session only six justices had been confirmed, only four showed up for work and they did nothing. Not a single ruling.
The United States Supreme Court was established in 1789 and first convened in 1790. George Washington appointed the first 12 justices (still the record) … but they got off to a really slow start. By the first scheduled session only six justices had been confirmed, only four showed up for work and they did nothing. Not a single ruling.
The US Space Shuttle program ended on this day in history, July 21, 2011 with the Shuttle Atlantis touching down at Kennedy Space Center.
The US Space Shuttle program ended on this day in history, July 21, 2011 with the Shuttle Atlantis touching down at Kennedy Space Center.