Month: September 2015

On this date in 1620, the Mayflower, carrying 102 passengers set sail from Southampton, England toward North America. Here are some things you may not have known about the voyage. First, the pilgrims weren’t fleeing …

Author Agatha Christie was born on this date in 1890. Here are a few facts you may not have known about her. Christie was born in Torquay, England, to a British mother and American father. …

On this date in 1901, U.S. President William McKinley died after being shot eight days earlier in Buffalo, New York. Here are a few facts you may not have known about McKinley and the assassination. …

Today would have been the 72nd birthday of Jack Ely, the lead singer of The Kingsmen, who are best known for their version of “Louie Louie.” Here are a few facts about Ely, The Kingsmen …

Today is the 86th birthday of golf legend Arnold Palmer. Here are a few facts about the man known as “The King.” He was born on Sept. 10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a suburb of …

Today is the birthday of fried chicken magnate Colonel Harland Sanders. Here are a few things you may not have known about him. Sanders was born in 1890 in Henryville, Indiana, just north of Louisville, …

Today is the birthday of American television comedy pioneer Sid Caesar. Here are a few things you may not have known about him. Caesar was born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, …

Today is Labor Day in the United States and Canada. Here’s a few facts about the end-of-summer holiday. The holiday was promoted by labor unions to celebrate the importance of workers in the United States. …

On this date in 1957, the Ford Motor Company introduced its Edsel division. Here are a few facts about one of the biggest marketing disasters in automotive history. In 1955, Ford began developing a new …

On September 3, 1967, drivers in Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right. Here are a few things you may not have known about what was …