Today is Earth Day
Today is Earth Day Celebrate and protect our natural environment by taking part in Earth Day. Earth Day began in 1970 and has since grown into a global event recognized by over 192 countries. Show your love for the planet we…
History: 1st nonstop flight from Europe to North America in 1928
History: 1st nonstop flight from Europe to North America in 1928 German pilot Hermann Köhl, Irish aviator James Fitzmaurice and Baron Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld, the expedition’s financier, completed the first Europe to North America transatlantic flight, taking off…
History: Dong Kingman born in 1911
History: Dong Kingman born in 1911 On this day in 1911, Chinese-American artist Dong Kingman was born in Oakland, California. Kingman was a leading watercolor painter of the California Style School. He was known for his urban and landscape paintings…
History: Rio de Janeiro founded in 1565
History: Rio de Janeiro founded On this day in 1565, the city of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro (River of January) was founded on the flat sandy beaches between Sugar Loaf and Morro Cara de Cao. The name of…
Today is Presidents Day
Today is Presidents Day Presidents Day is a federal holiday which, in the United States, is observed on the third Monday in February. This day is set aside, by more and more of America’s population, to honor all of the…
History: Stanley Walter Galli born in 1912
History Today: Stanley Walter Galli born in 1912 On this day in 1912, Stanley Walter Galli was born. The San Francisco native studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Art Center School in Los…
Today is Pan American Aviation Day
Today is Pan American Aviation Day Pan American Aviation Day is observed annually on December 17 in the United States and falls on the same day as Brothers Wright Day, which is not surprising as both observances commemorate the same…
Today in History: David Klein died in 2005
Today in History: David Klein died in 2005 David Klein was an American artist who is perhaps best known for the iconic travel images he created for Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950s and 1960s. Klein studied art in…
History: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) founded in 1970
History: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) founded in 1970 On this day in 1970, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed by President Richard Nixon to protect human health and with safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land begins…
Today in History: KLM formed in 1919
Today in History: KLM formed in 1919 The official airline of the Netherlands, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. or KLM, is the oldest airline that still operates under its original name. The first flight of the airline took place on May…