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March 17, 2026
Battle of Taranto
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October 15, 2020
Amelia Earhart: Accomplishes a Transatlantic Flight
On May 20th, 1932 a 34-year-old Amelia Earhart landed in a pasture at Culmore, Northern Ireland becoming the first woman to achieve a solo transatlantic flight.
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October 14, 2020
Battle of Guadalcanal
A decisive victory for the Allies, which turned the tide on the Japanese expansionism into the South Pacific. The Japanese finally surrendered on September 2nd, 1945.
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October 13, 2020
Mask Slackers and the Spanish Flu of 1918
U.S. health officials were forced to shame and threaten slackers to wear a mask due to a second spike in Spanish Flu cases during the 1918 pandemic.
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October 12, 2020
Lincoln Tunnel History
The construction of the Lincoln Tunnel, the first mechanically-ventilated underwater tunnel in the world was first opened on December 22nd, 1937.
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October 9, 2020
Battle of the Bulge
One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of World War Two was fought over six brutal weeks between December 1944 and January 1945.
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October 8, 2020
The Great Smog of London 1952
In 1952, London was forced to survive five days of choking smog caused by the excessive burning of coal mixed with unfavorable weather patterns.
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October 7, 2020
Albert Schatz: Credit for Streptomycin Discovery Stripped
Albert Schatz, the scientist who discovered streptomycin, only to have all discovery credit go to Selman Waksman, who would win the Nobel Prize for the discovery — never once giving proper credit to Schatz.
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