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 [...]
A guy in England named George Kirby proposed to his girlfriend Doreen back in February, and they're getting married in June. Which is a pretty short engagement, but it kind of has to be.That's because Doreen is currently 91 years old, and George is 102. And when they get married on June 13th, they'll set [...]
1877 Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans. This was the end to the North's post-Civil War rule in the South. 1985 There were a reported 832,602 millionaires in the United States on this day, according to researchers. 9.63 million millionaires in the US 1990 The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 [...]
A dog was rescued after spending 13-days trapped underneath a concrete slab at her home in Kansas .The miniature dachshund disappeared April 3rd while in her yard. It turns out she had dug underneath the slab that was supporting the house's air-conditioning unit.The owners heard a quiet bark come from under the concrete. The man [...]
The Royals played the White Sox last night...and we got more action than we bargained for when a brawl broke out during the game! Check out the video and info here!
Another month is upon us...and that means more movies and shows coming to Netflix! (And of course, other's being taken away. Boo.) Check out the full list of Netflix changes for May here!
1889 The Oklahoma land rush officially started as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land. An estimated 50,000 lined-up at noon to claim some land. Some started "Sooner" 1970 The first Earth Day was observed by millions of Americans. 1974 Redbone won a gold record for the single, Come and Get Your Love 1988 Two new Florida basketball [...]
