This day in history: Happy birthday, safety pin!
Today, April 10, marks International Safety Pin Day. It’s the day in 1849 when Walter Hunt, a mechanic from New York, was granted U.S. Patent No. 6,281 for his invention of the dress pin. While […]
This day in history: NASA introduces its first astronauts
On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduced its first group of astronauts to the world. Known as the “Mercury 7,” these seven men were chosen to lead Project Mercury, America’s […]
This day in history: Twin Peaks premieres on ABC
On April 8, 1990, ABC premiered the pilot of Twin Peaks. Created by visionary director David Lynch and writer Mark Frost, the show transformed the small-town mystery into a national obsession. The story begins in […]
This day in history: Happy birthday, Jackie Chan!
April 7 marks the birthday of one of the most recognizable faces in cinema history, Jackie Chan. Born in Hong Kong in 1954 as Chan Kong-sang. Jackie Chan had a rough childhood. His parents were […]
This day in history: The US officially enters WWI
For nearly three years, the United States watched World War I while nations like Great Britain, France, and Russia fought against Germany and the Central Powers. America maintained a policy of neutrality till April 6, […]
This day in history: Kurt Cobain dies
On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana, took his own life at his home in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 27. Kurt Cobain rose to […]
This day in history: Dr. King stands for peace exactly one year before his death
April 4 marks two significant moments in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one involving a stand for peace and the other marking his tragic death exactly one year later. On April 4, […]
This day in history: Happy heavenly birthday, Jane Goodall!
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall. Born in London on April 3rd, 1934, Dr. Goodall was a renowned ethologist, conservationist, […]
This day in history: Deadly anthrax released from Soviet lab
In the spring of 1979, on April 2, the city of Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) in the Soviet Union became the site of one of the deadliest biological accidents in history. An invisible cloud of anthrax […]
This day in history: Soap opera General Hospital premieres
April 1st is known to many as April Fools’ Day, but for television fans, it was the day the small screen got serious about drama. On this day in 1963, two of the most influential […]