On September 11, 2001 America – and the world – changed forever. Never ever forget. Image Source Nation Marks 8 Years Since 9/11 Attacks Memorials in New York, at the Pentagon and at the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania all took place under gray skies, and those reading names at ground zero spoke under tents to protect against rain. Eight years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the nation paused Friday... 

On this day in 1984, Italian New Yorker Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party. Born on August 26, 1935, Geraldine Anne Ferraro grew up in New York to become a teacher and a lawyer, and later a Democratic Party politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1974 Geraldine joined the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where he headed up the Special Victims Bureau,... 

No, it didn’t happen today. Don’t you think it would have been on the news? The totally crazy (and extremely hot) flood happened on January 15, 1919. From History.com: Fiery hot molasses floods the streets of Boston on this day in 1919, killing 21 people and injuring scores of others. The molasses burst from a huge tank at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company building in the heart of the city. The United States Industrial Alcohol... 

…all the random things that happened today….. 1847 – “Oh, Susannah” was sung in public for the first time. Stephen Foster sold the rights to the song for a bottle of whiskey. 1963 – “The Great White Wonder” first appears in a record store in Los Angeles, CA. The “bootleg” of Bob Dylan songs is believed to be the first bootleg album. 1875 – “Professor Tidwissel’s Burglar... 

I guess I can’t complain too much that today is Monday – it’s a short week in the office, after all. But that’s really of little consolation. It’s still Monday and I still wish it wasn’t. Worse than that, it’s Monday morning, the worst morning of them all. On November 19, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most important speeches in American History. The Gettysburg Address lasted... 

I remember where I was six years ago today. Do you? I was living with my best friend in Arcata, CA. I turned on the news around 6:30 like I did every morning, and saw the strangest thing…New York was ablaze. I poked my head into my friend’s room and said to her, “New York is on fire if you care.” Then I went to work; it was just another day. But of course, it wasn’t. Although I would agree that America is a... 

The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the “working man”. Wikipedia Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature,...