Happy Birthday Gertrude Stein: “There is no there there” Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the... Read More
Woodrow Wilson Dies Today: February 3, 1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th... Read More
Happy Birthday Oprah Winfrey, born today in 1954 Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is... Read More
Winston Churchill Dies Today in 1965 January 24, 1965 — Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman who... Read More
Happy Birthday Benjamin Franklin: January 17, 1706 Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, he... Read More
Happy Birthday MLK: January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and... Read More
President Theodore Roosevelt Dies Today: January 6, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who... Read More
Happy Birthday American politician Barry Goldwater: January 2, 1909 Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and businessman who was a five-term United... Read More
Gerald R. Ford, 38th president, dies today at age 93 Dec 26, 2006 — Gerald R. Ford, 38th president, died at age 93. Ford was the only non-elected vice president and president... Read More
History Challenge: Take This Fun, Five-Question Quiz about Charles Willson Peale Look for hints in our video about Revolutionary era painter Charles Willson Peale for clues to the answers! 1. What does “VMFA”... Read More
Charles Willson Peale helped discover and put together the remnant of which ancient animal? A) Saber-Toothed Tiger B) Mastodon Elephant C) Tyrannosaurus Rex D) Megalodon Shark The answer is: B) a Mastodon Elephant. Here’s... Read More
Which three Revolutionary Era presidents died on July 4? July 4, 1826 — Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died today on the 50th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence. Their views on... Read More