I Know What Happened Today

Image courtesy pens.com On this day, in 1888, John Jacob Loud received US Patent #392,046, the first ever for a ballpoint pen. For hundr...

Image courtesy post-gazette.com On this day, in 1929, prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, forever being known as Black Tues...

Image courtesy macys.com On this day, in 1858, the very first RH Macy and Co. store opened in New York City. Rowland Hussey Macy was bor...

Image courtesy amazaon.com On this day, in 1787, the first essay of what collectively became known as the Federalist Papers was publishe...

Image courtesy historycentral.com On this day, in 1825, after eight years of construction, the Erie Canal was finally finished, joining ...

Image courtesy cbc.ca On this day, in 1910, William Higinbotham, contributing inventor of the atomic bomb and early video game designer,...

Image courtesy womenofthehall.org On this day, in 1910, Blanche Stuart Scott became the first woman to fly a plane in a public event. Bo...