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June 5: 1917—The draft for World War I begins, and 10 million US men begin to register. 2012—Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker survives a recall election. 2013—U.S. prison system substitutes...

May 22: 1843—The Great Migration begins when settlers and even more cattle leave Independence, Mo., on the Oregon Trail. Upon reaching the territory they see a sign stating, “Please Visit But...

May 15: 53,032 BC—Tribesman Nacho discovers the only way to stop a bad Cro-Magnon with a rock is a good Cro-Magnon with a rock. 1817—The Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of...

May 8: 1790—The French National Assembly decides to create a decimal system of measurement resulting in the metric system. Tool manufacturers celebrate. 1914—Congress makes the second Sunday in...

May 1: 2003—On the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush states that the “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” and declares “mission accomplished.” 2011—President Obama announces...

April 24: On this very date, Shortly after the Beginning—God casts Adam and Eve out of Eden for eating the forbidden fruit. The Lord decides Adam hasn’t been punished enough and condemns him and...

April 17: 1956—Don Drysdale and Luis Aparicio begin their professional baseball careers. They are inducted into Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame on the same day on August 12, 1984. 1955—Two...

April 10: 837—Halley’s Comet and Earth come closest to each other by only 3.2 million miles. 1865—General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time after his surrender at Appomattox....

April 3: 1220—First Native American smoke signal is used. The message sent was: “Can you read me? Can you read me now? ” 1973—In New York City, the first portable cell phone call is made. The...

There was once a Golden Age of Comedy in this country. No, this is not it. For anyone interested in great comedy, you should read a great book on...

March 27: 1539—The Eastern European Council of Appellations decrees that in Poland every third person’s name must end with the letters “ski.” In invention history, the shoe lace is invented...

March 20: 1934—In an exhibition game, female athlete Babe Didrickson pitches a no-hitter inning against the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1992 –While former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega’s...

March 13: 1639—Cambridge College is renamed “Harvard.” 1865—There is something really wrong here: a bill is passed by the Confederacy approving the use of black slaves for service in the...

March 6: 1820—President James Monroe allows Missouri to be admitted as a slave state but prohibits slavery in the rest of the Northern Louisiana Purchase territory. The arrangement is known as the...

Feb. 27: 1827—New Orleans celebrates Mardi-Gras for the first time. 1854—In Omaha, Ne., the Benevolent Order of Misers’ Hall closes after members refuse to pay the rent. 1900—Acetyl salicylic...

Feb. 20: 1792—The U.S. Postal Service prints stamps costing 6 to 12 cents, depending on the distance. 1839—Congress prohibits dueling in the District of Columbia. 1943—The All-American Girls...

Feb. 13: 1741—The American Magazine is published; it is America’s first magazine. It contains an ad showing how young men could earn money by selling “Grit.” 1937—This is an awful day in...

Feb. 6: 1778—France formally recognizes the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris. 1933—The 20th Constitutional Amendment is adopted so the...

Jan. 30: 1835—Andrew Jackson becomes the first president who is the target of an assassination. Born: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882). Died; Dead End Kid Henry Richard “Huntz” Hall (1999)....

Jan. 23: 7,320 BC—Cecilia Sowel of Abyssinia invents the first hard consonant. 1907—Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first person of Native American descent to serve in the U.S Senate. He...

Jan. 16: 1581—Roman Catholicism is outlawed by the British Parliament. 1919—The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, outlawing alcoholic drinks starting the next year....

January: Jan. 1—New York City lowers the lit glass ball for the first time (1908). Y2K doesn’t happen (2000). Tell your friends and family that “Auld Lang Syne” is old Scottish for “Old...

Dec. 26: 1955—Decca Records releases “See You Later Alligator” by Bill Haley and the Comets. 1956—Fidel Castro suffers his own Bay of Pigs after attempting a secret landing to overthrow...

Dec. 19: 1621—In China, the first Tai Chi Marathon is held. Chen Wangting takes only three weeks to complete the 26-mile run. 1843—Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is first published....

Dec. 12: 1913—The Mona Lisa is recovered two years after being stolen from the Louvre. Born: Dionne Warwick (1940). Died: Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman AKA Douglas Fairbanks (1939). Poinsettia Day....