Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, March 4, 1797, John Adams became America's second president?

Did you know that on this day, March 3, 1931, the US first adopted its national anthem?

Did you know that on this day, March 2, 1969, the Concorde airplane was tested for the first time?

Did you know that on this day, March 1, 1941, the first issue of the Captain America comic book was published?

Did you know that on this day, February 29, 1504, Christopher Columbus was saved by a lunar eclipse?

Did you know that on this day, February 28, 2012, the largest prehistoric penguin was discovered?

Did you know that on this day, February 27, 1594, Henry IV was crowned as King of France at the Cathedral of Chartres?

Did you know that on this day, February 26, 1983, Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" hit number 1 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart?

Did you know that on this day, February 25, 1862, US paper money was first introduced into circulation?

Did you know that on this day, February 24, 1989, a 150 million year-old dinosaur embryo was discovered?

Did you know that on this day, February 23, 1999, Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP was released?

Did you know that on this day, February 22, 1997, the Roslin Institute in Scotland successfully cloned an adult sheep?