1938- Benny Goodman Brings Jazz to Carnegie Hall
Benny Goodman first laughed off the idea of performing in Carnegie Hall when his publisher suggested it in 1938. The King of Swing was already a star...
1929- Martin Luther King Jr. Was Born
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. was not only the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but was the author of the famous ‘I...
1493- First President to Travel by Plane on Official Government Business
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president to travel on official business by airplane. The 32nd president...
1999- Michael Jordan Retires for a Second Time
NBA (National Basketball Association) superstar and Chicago Bulls’ shooting guard Michael Jordan announces his retirement from his long-running...
1904- Henry Ford sets speed record
Henry Ford sets the speed record of 91.37 miles per hour on a frozen lake- specifically, Michigan’s Lake St. Clair. The record was quickly broken within a month by...
1935- Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California
Amelia Earhart traveled 2,400 miles in just 18 hours on January 11, 1935. She went from Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland Airport in Oakland,...
2000- AOL-Time Warner Formed
America Online Inc. announces their plans to buy Time Warner Inc. The result? A $350 billion mega-corporation. AOL Time Warner was the most popular company in...
1776- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote this 47-page pamphlet in 1774 and published it anonymously in 1776. Over 500,000 copies were sold, advocating independence of America from...
