Today is Inauguration Day! Did you know it used to be in March? From 1793-1933, presidents were sworn in on March 4, the day when the federal government began operations under the U.S. Constitution in 1789. So

Award-winning director David Lynch died Wednesday at the age of 78. His movies include Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also co-created the TV show Twin Peaks, which was hugely popular and received

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today’s throwback year is 1979, the year Happy Meals were introduced at McDonalds! The precursor to the Happy Meal was the “Ronald Menu”, which was offered at McDonalds in Guatemala. The Ronald Menu offered

It’s National Bagel Day! Bagels originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and were brought to the United States by immigrants. The “roll-with-a-hole” design is hundreds of years old and allows for even cooking and baking of

73 years ago today, the first episode of The Today Show was broadcast! It was the first of its genre on American TV and in the world, and it’s currently the longest running morning show in the

Happy National Rubber Duck Day! The reason we celebrate these bath time toys today is because according to a 1973 Sesame Street calendar, Rubber Ducky’s birthday is January 13. The earliest rubber ducks were made from vulcanized

We’re wrapping up our theme week on Stories You Might Have Missed in 2024! Dodo birds were always thought to be plump, slow, and dumb. But in 2024, scientists studied sources dating back more than 400 years and reexamined

We’re continuing our theme week on Stories You Might Have Missed in 2024! In 2024, LaGuardia Airport went from worst to best. For years, its had the reputation of being one of the worst airports in the country, due

We’re smack dab in the middle of our theme week on Stories You Might Have Missed in 2024. Last year, scientists made a major discovery about how Greenland sharks live so long. Greenland sharks live deep in the frigid

It’s day 2 of our theme week on Stories You Might Have Missed in 2024. In September 2024, Batman got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This was a big deal, because he was the first

It’s the first full week of 2025! We’re kicking off a theme week on Stories You Might Have Missed in 2024. In January 2024, a study was published that found that Bigfoot sightings are probably just bears. The

156 years ago today, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge! It was the first fixed crossing of the East River, connecting the then-separate cities of Brooklyn and New York. Before the bridge, the only travel between the

On this day in 1788, Georgia voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution, becoming the 4th state in our modern United States! The Province of Georgia was established in 1732, with its first settlement happening a year later

Happy New Year’s Eve! As we start 2025, a lot of us will be making New Year’s resolutions. The ancient Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions around 4,000 years ago. They were also the

Yesterday, former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. He was the longest-lived U.S. president in history and the first to live to 100 years. Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia. He graduated

Happy National Fruitcake Day! Fruitcakes have been around since Ancient Rome, with early recipes including pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins.  Honey, spices, and preserved fruits were added in the Middle Ages, and fruitcakes soon proliferated all

We’re wrapping up our theme week on 5 People Who Shaped Christmas! Today we’re talking about Robert L. May, who is best known for creating Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! He was working as a copywriter at

We’re continuing our theme week on 5 People Who Shaped Christmas! Today we’re talking about another author, an American this time – Washington Irving. He’s best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. But

We’re halfway through our theme week on 5 People Who Shaped Christmas! Today we’re talking about Charles Dickens and his story A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843. This wasn’t his first Christmas story, but Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to

We’re continuing our theme week on 5 People Who Shaped Christmas. Today we’re talking about Thomas Nast, who is best known for his political cartoons, but is also responsible for giving us our modern image of Santa Claus!

That’s right, it’s back to back theme weeks on the Wiki Corner! With Christmas next week, we’re doing another festive theme week, this time on 5 People who Shaped Christmas!  We’re kicking it off with Queen Charlotte. She