This Day in History | 1888 A freak blizzard kills 235 people, mostly schoolchildren and farm workers across the Northwest Plains in states like North Dakota. ...
This Day in History | 1964 The U.S. Surgeon General announces definitive link between smoking and cancer. Good Saturday morning Middle America, Don’t look now, but...
IGood morning Middle Americans, Our founding father Ben Franklin famously said, “guests like fish, begin to smell after three days.” How about after 17 years. That’s...
This Day in History | 2001 Apple opens the iTunes music store, changing the music industry forever. Good Morning Middle Americans, Could this be it? Iran...
This Day in History | 1835 For the first and only time, the US national debt reaches $0. Good Morning Middle Americans, Iran says it has...
President Clinton’s impeachment trial begins. Good Morning Middle Americans, You would be forgiven, at least by us, for getting cynical about John Bolton’s involvement in the...
This Day in History | 1919 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, dies. Good morning Middle Americans. If I sound like a broken...
This Day in History | 1933 Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge Good morning Middle Americans! Can you believe the official start of the 2020...
This Day in History | 2007 Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the House. Good morning middle Americans. I spoke at length yesterday to...
This Day in History | 1987 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Aretha Franklyn as its first female member. Good Morning Middle Americans, The...