1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery in Pennsylvania One of the most famous speeches in American history, it's just three minutes long, and Lincoln wrote it on the train 1997 In Carlisle, Iowa, septuplets were born to Bobbi McCaughey Happy 18th birthday to Kenny, Kelsey, Natalie, Brandon, Alexis, Nathan and [...]
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1919 One of the first ticker-tape parades was held, welcoming the Prince of Wales to New York City Ticker tape came from Wall Street. Rolls of paper were used to record stock trades long before computers were invented. As the paper rolled over pins that punched stock information read by stock brokers, it would leave holes When a big [...]
The "Washington Post" just ranked all 50 states from smartest to dumbest based on four factors: Average IQ scores . . . their SAT scores this year. . . their ACT scores this year . . . and the percentage of college grads. And the smartest state in the country is . . . [...]
1954 Arnold Palmer signed a contract with Wilson Sporting Goods and became a pro golfer! Simply one of the best ever! 1968 The ‘Heidi Game’ happened on TV NBC cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets and Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi" on schedule The TV audience missed Oakland score [...]
A "Mommified" version of Adele's "Hello" is spot on!
1907 Happy Birthday to the 46th state today! In this state: Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property This state will not tolerate anyone taking a [...]
The Manhattan Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at Old Chicago from 11:00am – 2:00pm on Thanksgiving Day - November 26 The meal will be served like previous years, just a different location. This is at the NEW Old Chicago location - 2001 Clock Tower Place (corner of Kimball & Vanesta). The Flint Hills Breadbasket and Manhattan [...]
Jenna, 26, and her estranged husband Travis appeared on The Dr. Phil Show on Friday, and she spoke candidly about her love for Kip Moore. She has even left her husband for the Country Star, who (no surprise) isn't really interested. Check out the craziness!
1942 President Roosevelt lowered the minimum draft age from 21 to 18 1991 Disney's Beauty & The Beast was released It was the first animated feature EVER nominated for a Best Picture Oscar It ended up winning Best Song and Best Original Score 1993 Michelle Pfeiffer married Boston Legal genius creator David E. Kelley Today is their 21st Anniversary! -Tyler Jackson