1862 The Battle of Puebla took place. General Ignacio Zaragoza’s troops were outnumbered three to one as they battled the invading French army. They may have been outnumbered but they had the will to win, and that's what they did. The won! It is now celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day. 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment [...]

According to the largest married dating site in the world, called Illicit Encounters, there are certain professions where people are more likely to cheat than others. The professions most likely to cheat are: Financial Services 18% Management and HR 12% Executive and Self Employed 8% Engineering and IT/Communications 6% Accounting 5% Sales and Marketing 4% [...]

There are a lot of dumb rules still in place in the state of Kansas, like "Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats" and "If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed".  That's just the tip of the iceberg!   Read the full list of dumb Kansas [...]

1932 Al Capone begins life as convict #40886 in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary He began serving an 11 year sentence for income tax evasion 1959 The first year of Grammy Awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences are presented Domenico Modugno was the big winner of the night! His song Nel blu dipinto [...]

The government just released data on which jobs have the highest percentage of people who DRINK heavily and get HIGH. The five jobs with the highest concentrations of heavy drinkers are:  Mining . . . construction . . . hotels and restaurants . . . arts and entertainment . . . and utilities. The five [...]

1883 Buffalo Bill had his first Wild West Show! 1931 The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened.  It was 102 stories tall and was the tallest building in the world at the time.  It is now the 25th tallest building in the world!  1967 Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu were married. [...]