1870 The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified Amendment XV prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery) 1913 The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and [...]

Facebook is one hell of a drug . . . we keep going back for more, even though we know it's bad for us.     Check out a list of the top five LITTLE ways Facebook has ruined your life . . .     1.  No one sends you birthday cards anymore . [...]

Less than 24 hours after the New England Patriots took home the Super Bowl XLIX title, the oddsmakers in Las Vegas released their favorites to win Super Bowl 50. It should come as no surprise that both the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are expected to have an excellent chance at a championship in 2015-2016, and that [...]

There's a 50-year-old woman in England who hasn't smiled in FORTY YEARS . . . to avoid getting wrinkles. And it looks like it worked . . . she definitely doesn't look 50. She says it's been worth it, even though she never smiles . . . not even when her daughter was born.  Check [...]

1887 The beginning of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA! Legend has it, if "Punxsutawney Phil" see his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. I wonder if Bill Murray likes Groundhog Day?!   1993 The Internal Revenue Service agreed to accept nine million dollars from singer Willie Nelson to settle his $17-million tax debt. And the Feds said they [...]