Selected as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, Shepard proved to be the the right stuff when he piloted his Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket into space on May 5th, 1961.

The grand opening of Disneyland in 1955 proved to be anything but a smooth and problem-free first day of operations.

Marilyn Monroe sang happy birthday for President John F. Kennedy at a Democratic fundraiser in 1962.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became a household name when he successfully flew from New York to Paris in The Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.

Spanish Flu of 1918, which engulfed the world in two years, killing 50-100 million people in its wake. More deadly than Coronavirus of 2020.

Today’s Daily Dose covers CRISPR, a revolutionary advancement in science that allows scientists to edit and even repair damaged human genes.

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that fiercely damaged the American and Canadian prairies, caused by a protracted drought and the failure by farmers to apply dry land farming techniques to prevent wind erosion.