1803 The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory (828,000 square miles) from France for $15 million.  The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed on April 30, 1803, and reached Washington, D.C. on July 4, 1803. When it was all said and done, we spent less than 3 cents per acre!  1812 Louisiana became the 18th U.S. state of [...]

A Michigan girl was sent home from her senior prom because her backless dress was considered too revealing. The girl wore her boyfriend’s jacket into the dance but an hour into the night she was sent home. School officials said her dress violated the dress code. The girl’s mother wants an explanation from the school. [...]

1992 Rioting began after a jury decision to acquit four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King beating trial. 54 people were killed in 3 days. 2005 JAG ended it’s ten season TV run! What a great ending! We'll never know if it was Harm, or if it was Mac, who gave up their career in order [...]

1788 Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. constitution.  Happy birthday, Maryland...? 1914 W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner.  This is the single greatest invention of all-time!  1930 The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas.  -Tyler Jackson

1947  Babe Ruth Day Baseball parks around the world celebrated the man, and a crowd of 60,000 fans honored their hero in ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. Ruth was dying of throat cancer. 1965 "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.  1983 Nolan Ryan broke a major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of [...]