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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on March 30th!
1746: Spanish painter Francisco Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain. Goya rejected the obsessive detail and te...
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by Susan Gall
Here's what happened on March 23rd!
1806: The Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark Expedition) loaded their gear into canoes and headed for home. T...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on March 16th!
1739: American Revolutionary patriot George Clymer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of six m...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on March 8th!
1768: According to legend, Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee tribe, was born near present-day Springfield, Ohio....
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by Susan Gall
Here's what happened on March 2nd!
1770: Friction between colonists and British troops quartered in Boston led to riots. Three days later, Crispu...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on February 23rd!
In honor of the Academy Awards this weekend... we've added a biography of Katherine Johnson! Johnson, mathe...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on February 9th!
1773: The ninth president of the United States William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, VA. H...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on February 2nd!
Yearly: Happy Groundhog Day! The woodchuck is one of the earliest animals to go into winter quarters and one...
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by Susan Gall
Here's what happened on January 12th!
1737: John Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. Hancock, the first person to sign the Declaration o...
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by Susan Gall
The first FactCite #TBT of 2017! Here's what happened on January 5th!
The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. The Romans believ...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on December 29th!
1429: Joan of Arc was raised to the rank of nobility for her services to France. This honor meant little to...
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by Adam Gall
Here's what happened on December 22nd!
1696: James Edward Oglethorpe was born in London, England. The English general and founder of Georgia found...
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