November 3rd in History

Michael Dobson | November 3

Godzilla premiers! In other news, Chevrolet is founded, Sputnik 2 is launched, the Meiji Emperor and Bronko Nagurski are born, Annie Oakley and Batman creator Bob Kane die. Happy Bunka No Hi!

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February 14th in History

Michael Dobson | February 14

Will you be my Valentine? Not if it's the Valentine's Day Massacre! In other news, Dresden is bombed, Jackie leads a televised tour of the White House, and YouTube is launched. Happy Birthday Jack Benny, Carl Bernstein, Murray the K, John Barrymore, Jimmy Hoffa, and Babur; RIP Vito Genovese, P. G. Wodehouse, William Tecumseh Sherman, Richard II, and the real James Bond. Happy Lui Ngai Ni!

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February 15th in History

Michael Dobson | February 15

Remember the Maine! In other news, serum reaches Nome, Alaska, and Singapore falls to the Japanese. Galileo and Susan B. Anthony are born; Ethel Merman and Richard Feynman die. Happy Lupercalia!

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February 16th in History

Michael Dobson | February 16

Prohibition ends, Castro takes office and the last MASH unit decommissions. Edgar Bergen, Vera-Ellen, and Kim Jong-Il are born; Keith Haring, Lesley Gore, and Boutros Boutros-Ghali die. Happy Almond Day!

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