today in history

There are 104 days until Christmas.

There are 107 days until Christmas.

Today is Wednesday, September 5th. It’s Cheese Pizza Day, and International Day of Charity. There are 110 days until Christmas.

There are 111 days until Christmas.

What do the Brady Bunch, Princess Diana, and Kanye West have in common?

It’s Chop Suey Day, Lemon Juice Day, and Willing to Lend a Hand Wednesday. There are 117 days till Christmas.

In 2005, residents of New Orleans were forced to evacuate as Hurricane Katrina bore down on Louisiana.

Tarzan, Mary Poppins, The Beatles and Elvis are all important today.

Today is 'I Love My Feet Day,' Bill Clinton's birthday, and the anniversary of Hurricane Camille

There are 137 days until the end of the year, and 130 days till Christmas.

Today is the birthday of the very first (and some would argue, greatest) superhero of all: Superman.

In light of the race - motivated shooting in South Carolina, many are calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from any and every place it is flown or displayed in the state. The topic #takedownthatflag is getting a lot of traction on Twitter.

Today is World Book Day, a day established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to encourage and promote reading as well as publishing and copyrigh

What do you want to do before 2014 ends?

Howard Cosell Made the announcement during Monday Night Football.

August 2014 marks the 9 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. 'New Orleans-The Natural' history is a short film that explains why New Orleans was and continues to be worth saving.

Celebrate National S'mores Day with a new recipe or the classic!

Bret Michaels, the former leader of Poison, winner of 'Celebrity Apprentice' and driving force behind all those awesome seasons of 'Rock of Love' turns 50 years old today.

On this day in 1983, we learned a valuable moral lesson about human compassion from a very large, loud man in gold chains: We learned to pity fools.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1870: The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins (more info) 1938: The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (more info)