1887- First Groundhog Day The first ever Groundhog Day was on February 2, 1887. According to the tradition, every year a groundhog come up out of the ground. If he sees his shadow, that means there...

1884- The Oxford Dictionary Debuts The first section of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), is published. The OED is considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language....

1990- The First McDonald's Opens in the Soviet Union On January 31, 1990, the first McDonald's opens in Moscow.  An American journalist at the McDonald's reported the customers seemed amazed at the...

1835- Andrew Jackson becomes first U.S. president to experience an assassination attempt.  The attempt was made by Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter. He went up to the president as he was...

1845- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is published On this day in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe releases "The Raven" in the New York Evening Mirror.  In 1827, Poe published his writing, a collection of his...

1986- The Challenger Crashes On January 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. EST, the space shuttle Challenger lifts of. Christa McAuliffe, a 37 year old social studies teacher from New Hampshire is about...

1967- Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor Donald Evans was a 23 year old medic from Covina, California. He was awarded the posthumous Medal of Honor (a Medal of Honor awarded after the death of the receiver). Evans'...

1979- 'The Dukes of Hazzard" premeires. On this day in 1979, the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" was premeired. The show starred John Schneider as Bo Duke, Tom Wopat as Luke Duke (Bo's cousin), Catherine...

1924- First Winter Olympics Occur The first Winter Olympics took place at Chamonix in the French Alps. Six sports and 12 events, including Ski Jump and Bobsledding occurred during the "International...

2006- Disney Buys Pixar In 2005, Pixar was one of the most popular movie animation companies. That's why it cost the Walt Disney Company $7.4 billion. Disney and Pixar signed their first deal in...