This Day in History

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 5. In 1974, Stephen King’s first novel titled Carrie is unleashed onto the world. It tells the story of a high-school girl who possess telekinetic powers who decides to take revenge on her bullies following a disastrous prom night.

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 4. In 1841, 1st Governor of the Indiana territory turned 9th U.S. President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia while in office. Harrison currently carries the unfortunate accolade of having the shortest presidential tenure – that only being 32

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 3. NOTE: Some content in this article discusses the topic of suicide. If you’re struggling, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline by dialing 988. In 1882, infamous leader of the James-Younger gang Jesse James is shot and killed

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 2. In 1792, the U.S. Mint is established, creating the nation’s first federal currency system. Before this, trade was done either through foreign currency or by bartering goods. 1st U.S. President George Washington appointed David Rittenhouse to be its

Happy April Fools’ Day! Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 1. In ???, April Fools’ Day becomes engrained in Western culture through the usage of practical jokes and whimsy. As implied, the origins of the day are not fully known. Some debate that it started

In 1889, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France completes construction. Named after famed French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, the lattice tower took a little over two years to finish building. Its design and colossal height both served as points of contention among French artists, who believed that erecting this structure

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, March 30. In 1939, Detective Comics #27 becomes published, and circulates among newsstands and kiosks across the United States. Now known as DC Comics, the anthology originally featured “memorable” superheroes such as Speed Saunders and Ching Lung. However, #27 would

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, March 29. In 1973, the final U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam after an eight year long deployment. The majority of these troops were prisoners of the Hoa Lo Prison complex in Hanoi, also known as the “Hanoi Hilton”. This wasn’t

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, March 28. In 1979, panic spreads in Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County as a partial nuclear meltdown occurs at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station. Mechanical and design failures resulted in the Unit 2 reactor to lose its ability to cool

Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, March 27. In 1513, it is believed that Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon and his crew first saw the land that’d become Florida on this day. de Leon was already a seasoned explorer by this point. A few years earlier