February 12th in History

Michael Dobson | February 12

The NAACP is founded, the USS Macon crashes, and The Scream is stolen. Cotton Mather, Charles Darwin, and Abraham Lincoln are born; Immanuel Kant, Tom Landry, and Charles M. Schultz die. Happy Red Hand Day!

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November 21st in History

Michael Dobson | November 21

Piltdown Man revealed as hoax! Plus, Judas Maccabee rededicates the Second Temple (commemorated as Hanukkah) and Edison announces the invention of the phonograph. Voltaire and Stan Musial are born; the Birdman of Alcatraz dies. Happy Alascattalo Day!

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November 22nd in History

Michael Dobson | November 22

JFK assassinated! Plus, Wiley Post and Charles de Gaulle are born; Walter Reed and C. S. Lewis die. In Albania, it's Dita e Alfabetit (Alphabet Day).

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November 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | November 23

Boss Tweed is caught! Plus, the first jukebox and the first episode of Doctor Who. Billy the Kid and Boris Karloff are born; all-star Junior Walker and Dallas star Larry Hagman die. Happy Fibonacci Day (1, 1, 2, 3)!

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