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Celebrities Who Served: Ronald Reagan 31 May 2012 | 06:14 am
One of the most well-known celebrities who served was, perhaps, Ronald Reagan, but his service was far from typical. Reagan began his career in the Army by completing fourteen home-study Army Extensio...
Unschooled: Washington, D.C. 18 May 2012 | 12:09 pm
On May 15, 1800, John Adams ordered the federal government to move to Washington, D.C., the new capitol of The United States of America. Philadelphia officially ended it’s reign as the nation’s capito...
Celebrites who Served: Rod Serling 17 May 2012 | 01:44 pm
Rod Serling may have been known as the “angry young man” of Hollywood for his clashes with executives and sponsors but, before he became famous for writing and narrating The Twilight Zone, Serling had...
Unschooled: President Truman 11 May 2012 | 01:26 pm
On May 8, 1884, future President Harry Truman, the man who would lead the United States through World War II, was born. The son of a farmer, Truman joined the army at the age of 33 to be able to figh...
Celebrities Who Served: Tony Curtis 9 May 2012 | 01:20 pm
Tony Curtis, at the age of 17, was inspired to join the Navy after seeing it glamorized on the silver screen. He said “As a youth, I remember seeing Cary Grant in Destination Tokyo and Tyrone Powers i...
May 7, 1789: George Washington attends inaugural ball 8 May 2012 | 03:39 am
May 7, 1789: President George Washington attends a ball in his honor. The event provided a model for the first official inaugural ball, held to celebrate James Madison’s ascension to the office ten ye...
May 2, 2011: Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. Navy SEALs 3 May 2012 | 03:10 am
May 2, 2011: Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, is killed by U.S. forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan. The noto...
Thomas Jefferson: America’s Third President 2 May 2012 | 01:47 pm
After losing the presidency to John Adams in 1796, Thomas Jefferson won a rematch in 1800. It was called the “Revolution of 1800″ because there was such a stark difference between the political viewpo...
May 1, 1931: Empire State Building dedicated 2 May 2012 | 05:09 am
May 1, 1931: President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights. Hoover’s gesture, of cours...
April 30, 1883: Edison Electric Illuminating Company is incorporated 1 May 2012 | 08:10 am
In 1883, a company that would build the first U.S. three-wire central station for incandescent lighting – the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. was incorporated. The plant was a simple wooden structure...
