She was born on 6/2/1883.

Ebonics is officially 11 years old today.  Super!

A radio broadcast in 1938 of Howard Koch’s novel War of the Worlds was misconstrued by stupid Americans and they really thought aliens were attacking and taking over.  Insert Tom Cruise joke here.

The toothbrush was invented in 1498 on 6/26. That’s right, Christopher Columbus had nasty teeth.

1920: US Postal Service rules children may not be sent via parcel post

Brilliant!

Confederate troops fired first shots of the Civil War at Ft Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina.

He was smart n stuff.

 1/29/2004 - Whale blows up in Taiwan

On 1/18/1998, news of the Bill Clinton - Monica Lewinsky affair broke on the internet.   Historical.

New section, I think you get it.

On this day in 1920, prohibition began in the United States. Did you know it lasted until 1933? The law actually said the following:

“the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes”

Note that it doesn’t say you can’t consume it. That’s why erbody was making their home brew back in the day. Let me learn you some things!