History: first .com Domain registered in 1985 Symbolics.com was the first.com website. What did we do before the internet? Probably went down the pub more often actually spoke to people face to face! But we also didn't have the wonders…
National Learn About Butterflies Day Observed annually, March 14th is National Learn About Butterflies Day. Spring and summer are just right around the corner, so it is a good time to take a few minutes and learn something new about…
Today is #NationalJewelDay National Jewel Day is observed annually on March 13, celebrating brilliant gems of all shapes, sizes, cuts, and colors. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, we can take a wild guess that a jeweler or…
Today is National Plant A Flower Day Spring is just around the corner, and March 12th is the day to participate in National Plant a Flower Day. Each year this day is dedicated to the planting of flowers and looking…
History: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster strikes Japan On this day in 2011, a nuclear meltdown occurred following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. It was the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Inquiries via posterconnection.com #GreenParty…
History: Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist PartyOn March 9, 1918, the ascendant Bolshevik Party formally changes its name to the All-Russian Communist Party. It was neither the first nor the last time the party would alter its name to…
Today is International Women's Day International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse…
Today is National Dentist's Day Observed annually on March 6, it is time to say “Thank You” to your dentist. Most of us would rather be someplace else than sitting in a dental chair. However, when our checkup is done,…
Today in History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877 "Swan Lake" was Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) first ballet composition. Apart from "Sleeping Beauty" (1890) and "The Nutcracker" (1892), it is considered today as perhaps the most important classical ballet. However,…
History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875 On this day, indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in Montreal, Quebec. Hockey, traditionally played on grass with a stick and a ball, has its roots in ancient Greece, Egypt…