Today in History: NASA Launches a Chimpanzee Into Space
M.C. MillmanOn January 31, 1961, NASA launched a test flight with a chimpanzee on board, paving the way for the first American in.... read more
Today in History: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 80 Years Later
By: BZ GreenIt was the winter of 1943, and Poland’s Jews had been under the boot of the Nazis, ym”sh, for more than three years..... read more
Jewish Ties to the Bagel on National Bagel Day
M.C. MillmanNational Bagel Day was celebrated nationwide yesterday. Today, we bring you more from this food with surprising ties to.... read more
Today in History: US Airways Miraculously Lands on Hudson
M.C. Millman On January 15, 2009, U.S. Airways flight 1549 made a miraculous emergency landing in the Hudson River, saving all 155.... read more
Today in History: National Milk Day
M.C. Millman Today was chosen as Milk Day in America because milk was.... read more
Today in History: French Balloonist Takes the First Balloon Flight in the U.S.
by M.C. Millman Jean-Pierre Blanchard sparked a national interest in ballooning when he took the.... read more
Today in History: Construction of the Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Begins
M.C. Millman Today, 152 years ago, Washington Roebling began the construction of the longest suspension bridge in the world at the.... read more
Today in History: The Birthday of a Remarkable Scientist
M.C. MillmanOn December 27, 1822, French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who forever changed science as we know it, was.... read more
Today in History: The US "Converts" to the Metric System
M.C. MillmanPresident Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act into law on December 23, 1975, promoting the conversion from US.... read more
Today in History: U.S. Launched into World War II
by M.C. MillmanOn December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy," Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base near Honolulu,.... read more
Today in History: Remembering the Great Killer Smog of London
M.C. MillmanLondoners heating their homes and businesses during the frigid winter of 1952 never imagined their burning coal would.... read more
Today in History: World's First Successful Partial Face Transplant
M.C. MillmanThe world waited with bated breath on November 27, 2005, as the first successful partial face construction was performed in.... read more
Today in History: Inventor of the Shopping Cart, a Business Worth $802.7 Billion Is Born
M.C. MillmanIt's easy to take seemingly simple conveniences for granted, so let's recall the Jewish entrepreneur who continues to shape our.... read more
Today in History: "Kristallnacht Came and Everything Was Changed"
by M.C. Millman On the fateful night of November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht began, marking a shift in Nazi Germany's persecution from.... read more
Today in History: NYC Subway Opens
M.C. Millman On October 27, 1904, New York City opened the subway to the public, with Mayor McClellan controlling the first official.... read more
Today in History: Mount Rushmore Carving Begins
The 14-year-long carving project of Mount Rushmore began on October 4, 1927, in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. The project,.... read more