March 29th in History
The Terracotta Warriors are discovered, the last "buzz bomb" attack takes place, the Rosenbergs and William Calley are convicted while Manson is sentenced to death — and, oh yes — Coke® was invented. Happy birthday to Eric Idle, Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, Pearl Bailey, Man o' War, Cy Young, and Tippecanoe's add-on. RIP Johnnie Cochran, Lee Atwater, Seurat, and Emanuel Swedenborg. Happy Día del Joven Combatiente!
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First televised image of Earth from space! Plus, Hitler goes to jail, the Surgeon General puts a warning on tobacco, and Apple is founded. Otto von Bismarck, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Lon Chaney, Toshiro Mifune, and Debbie Reynolds are born; Eleanor of Aquitaine, Scott Joplin, Hermann Rorschach, and Marvin Gaye die. Happy Edible Book Day!
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Charlemagne is born and Argentina invades the Falklands! It's also the birthday of Casanova and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as Buddy Ebsen and Alec Guinness. Samuel F. B. Morse, C. S. Forester, and John Paul II died. Happy National Ferret Day!
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The Pony Express begins and the first Jack the Ripper murder takes place! It's also the birthday of Boss Tweed (above), as well as Washington Irving, Marlon Brando, and Doris Day. Jesse James, Johannes Brahms, and Charles Goren died. But most importantly, on this date in history Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' becomes king of Calakmul!
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