November 13th in History

Michael Dobson | November 13

Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated! Plus, segregated buses become illegal, the Amityville Murders take place, Saint Augustine and Whoopi Goldberg are born, and Prince Henry the Navigator dies. Happy World Kindness Day!

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September 28th in History

Michael Dobson | September 28

Pompey assassinated; penicillin discovered! Confucius, Thomas Crapper, Ed Sullivan, Al Capp, and Brigitte Bardot are born; Herman Melville, Louis Pasteur, Edwin Hubble, Harpo Marx, and Miles Davis die, along with the namesakes to Sears, Duryea, and Boeing. Happy World Rabies Day!

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September 29th in History

Michael Dobson | September 29

Construction of the National Cathedral begins...and ends! In other news, the Tylenol Murders hit Chicago, Gene Autry and Jerry Lee Lewis are born, Casey Stengel and Miss Moneypenny die, and it's International Coffee Day!

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