101 years ago today, Garrett Morgan from Cleveland, Ohio was granted a patent for his three-position light signal. It wasn’t the first traffic signal (one had been installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 1868),

On this day in 1620, pilgrims aboard the Mayflower finally spot land in present-day Cape Cod. After 10 weeks at sea, the ship dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, in what is now Provincetown Harbor.

In January, an unlikely character will be the subject of a new horror film. Popeye is due out sometime in January 2025, reimagines the spinach-loving sailor as a killer who haunts a group of counselors as they try

On this day in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial. The memorial is located in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Potomac River’s Tidal Basin. That site was chosen partly

Happy Throwback Thursday! This week’s throwback year is 1983, the year Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space! At 32, she was also the youngest American to have flown in space. She flew

On this day in 1856, Big Ben was first tested outside the Palace of Westminster in London. It’s important to note that Big Ben is the nickname for the largest bell in the clocktower, which was renamed

The National Toy Hall of Fame announced this year’s inductees today – Transformers, Phase 10, and My Little Pony! My Little Pony had been a finalist 7 times before finally making it in. My Little Pony was

Happy Veterans Day! President Woodrow Wilson issued an Armistice Day proclamation on November 11, 1919. The date was chosen to coincide with the end of World War I a year earlier, which happened on the 11th hour

Elwood Edwards passed away this week. You probably don’t know his name, but if you ever used AOL back in the day, you surely know his voice! He’s the voice of AOL’s iconic “You’ve Got Mail”! His

Happy Throwback Thursday! Our throwback year today is 1973, the year Journey formed! The band was originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section, and was made up of former members of Santana and the Steve Miller Band.

Today is National Saxophone Day, in honor of the instrument’s inventor, Adolph Sax. It’s the only instrument in wide use today invented by a single individual. It was patented in 1846 and originally gained popularity in military

Today is Election Day, and if you took part, you’re probably wearing an “I Voted” sticker. Election Day-related memorabilia has been around for decades. One of the earliest in the collection of the National Museum of American

Legendary record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer Quincy Jones died yesterday at 91. He rose to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He worked

We’ve come to the final episode in our theme week on the Haunted History of 5 American Landmarks. Today we’re talking about the Empire State Building, which sadly has had several deaths in its 93-year history. There

On this Halloween episode of our theme week Haunted History of 5 American Landmarks, we talk about the most haunted ballpark in the country – Wrigley Field! Many security guards at the stadium have reported hearing the

We’re halfway through our theme week on the Haunted History of 5 American Landmarks. Today we’re talking about the Hollywood sign. It’s apparently haunted by the ghost of Peg Entwhistle, an up-and-coming Broadway actress in the 1920s.

We’re continuing our theme week on the Haunted History of 5 American Landmarks. Today we’re talking about The Smithsonian Institution. Many night watchmen and staff report seeing ghosts wandering the museum halls. Many of the spooky sightings

In honor of Halloween, we’re starting a spooky theme week on the Haunted History of 5 American Landmarks! Today we’re starting out with the Golden Gate Bridge. 84 years before the bridge was built, a steamship, the SS

It was on this day in 1701 that the city of Philadelphia was incorporated! Learn all about the important role the city played in American history, how it became known for its cheesesteaks, and why it’s called

It’s Throwback Thursday! Today we’re featuring the year 1981, the year the world was introduced to Donkey Kong! It was originally an arcade video game, and was the first appearance of Mario (though he was originally named

Denny’s recently announced that they’re closing 150 restaurants, 50 by the end of the year. The chain will be closing locations that are either too old to be remodeled or are in unprofitable areas. Denny’s was founded