History: First Picasso Exhibit in 1901 Galerie Vollard in Paris opened the first exhibition of the 18-year-old Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso, in 1901. The initial response was far from enthusiastic. Two art critics suggested that the artist’s style was overly…
History: United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco in 1945 On this day in 1945, representatives from 51 nations signed the Charter of the United Nations (UN) at in the Herbst Theater San Francisco. The Charter was ratified in October…
Today is Typewriter Day On this day in 1868, the patent for the typewriter was granted to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes' machine was…
Today is World Rainforest Day Founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day raises awareness and encourages action to save the rainforests, one of the Earth's most important resources. Rainforests are essential because they absorb carbon dioxide from human…
History: The 33 RPM LP was introduced in 1948 On this day in 1948, Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 rpm microgroove record album. In many ways this invention gave birth to the modern pop album. Of course, all kinds…
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History: Max Schmeling beats Joe Lewis Surprise? Sensation? On this day in 1936, famed former world champion Max Schmeling beat the previously undefeated American heavyweight Joe Louis by a knockout in round twelve at sold-out Yankee Stadium in New York.…
History: James Montgomery Flagg born in 1877 On this day in 1877, American illustrator and poster artist, James Montgomery Flagg, was born in Pelham Manor, New York. By the age of 12, Flagg was selling his drawings and cartoons to…
Today in History: The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York in 1885 On this day in 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean from France in 350 individual…
History: Absinthe banned in France in 1915 On March 16, 1915, absinthe was outlawed in France. Because of its high alcoholic strength, and the constant campaigning of the prohibitionist movement, the production and sale of absinthe became increasingly heavily taxed…