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
Today in History: The Discovery of Penicillin
by M.C. MillmanAlexander Fleming, a Scottish physician-scientist, discovered one of the most significant advances in therapeutic medicine,.... read more
Today in History: Photographs of Dead Sea Scrolls Made Public for the First Time
by M.C. MillmanOn September 21, 1991, the Huntington Library in California ended a bitter dispute amongst biblical scholars by publicizing.... read more
Today in History: Phineas Gage Survives an Iron Rod Shot Through His Skull
by M.C. Millman On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage, an American railroad foreman, miraculously survived what is known as the.... read more
Today in History: 50th Anniversary of the Munich Massacre
by M.C. MillmanOn September 5, 1972, the Palestinian terrorist group "Black September", took nine Israelis hostage at the Summer.... read more
Today in History: Katrina- One of the Costliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History
by M.C. MillmanOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's storm surge made history with 53 breaches to the flood protection structures in the.... read more
Today in History: Zimmy the Human Fish Began Six-Day Swim
by M.C. MillmanCharles "Zimmy" Zibelman, better known as "The Human Fish", set out on his mission to swim 150 miles from Albany to New York.... read more
Today in History: First Smartphone Sold to the Public
By M. C. MillmanThe IBM Simon Personal Communicator, known as IBM Simon for short, was first sold 28 years ago on August 16,.... read more
Today in History: NYC Marks its First Car Accident
Every day, all over the world, drivers are crashing into each other. These crashes are usually due to unsafe driving, lack of attention on a.... read more
Today in History: The Brooklyn Bridge Opened to Travelers
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and.... read more
Today in History: Spring Snowstorm hit New York
It was April 6, 1982, but the weather showed no regard for the calendar.Instead of waking up to a mild, sunny Tuesday, residents of the.... read more
Today in History: Apple, the Multibillion Dollar Company, was Founded
The famous Apple Co. of today was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, as a business partnership. The company's first.... read more
Today in History: John Hinckley Attempted to Assassinate President Ronald Reagan
On March 30, 1981, United States president Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. as he was returning to his.... read more
Today in History: Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant Leak caused more than 100,000 Locals to Flee
On this day in 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown and radioactive leak. This incident.... read more
Today in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Burned down, killing 146 Workers
In one of the darkest moments of America's industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burned down, taking with it the.... read more
Today in History: Obama Care went into Effect; Gov Hochul Acknowledges its 12th Anniversary
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, went into effect on March 23, 2010. The act aimed to provide affordable health insurance.... read more
Today in History: Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn arrives in America after his miraculous escape from Nazi-Occupied Warsaw
After a 12-day sea voyage, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), disembarked at the New York harbor on the.... read more