November 5th in History
Remember, remember the 5th of November — Guy Fawkes Day, commemorating the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot! In other news, Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting, Roy Rogers and Art Garfunkel are born, and George M. Cohan and Al Capp die.
Read MoreMay 10th in History
The Golden Spike is driven! In other news, the Supreme Court declares tomatoes to be vegetables and J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the FBI. It's the birthday of John Wilkes Booth, Fred Astaire, and Bono; Paul Revere and Stonewall Jackson die. Happy Micronesian Constitution Day!
Read MoreMay 11th in History
The original Siamese Twins are born! In other news, the Knights Templar are burned at the stake and Deep Blue beats Gary Kasparov at chess. It's the birthday of Baron Münchausen, Irving Berlin, and Salvador Dalí; wailer Bob Marley and spy Kim Philby die. Happy Minnesota Statehood Day!
Read MoreMay 12th in History
The Berlin Blockade ends! In other news, the first airship flies over the North Pole, Florence Nightingale and Yogi Berra are born, poet John Dryden and general J. E. B. Stuart die. Happy Day of the Finnish Identity!
Read More