This was an auspicious day in our country’s history.  On this date in 2006, the census bureau estimated that the U.S. population reached 300 million .  It was only back in 1967, that the population reached 200 million.  It is projected that the population will reach 400 million by 2043.  This truly boggles my mind when I stop and think […]

There is conflicting information concerning today’s feature.  I’ll post it here anyway because I love this book!  On this date in 1847 (or maybe it was October 6), Jane Eyre was first published.  It is one of my favorite classics of all time.  If you’ve never read it, I highly recommend it! For more information: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte/1100068702?ean=9781471083440 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jane-eyre-is-published http://famousdaily.com/history/jane-eyre-first-published.html

Well, if you think things are bad financially now, let’s look at today’s feature.  On this date in 2008, the Dow Jones had the second worst loss in its history.  It had a 733.08 point (7.87%) drop.  This happened because there was a report that retail sales had reached their lowest point in three years.  It was reported that economic […]

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There have been a number of controversial Nobel Peace Prize winners, but this one was pretty intriguing.  On this date in 1986, author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel won this prestigious prize.  It is quite fitting since he has devoted his life to there not being a repeat of this horrific time in our history. For more information: http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/nobel/citation.html http://worldhistoryproject.org/1986/12/10/elie-wiesel-is-awarded-the-nobel-peace-prize […]

I would say that was a pretty momentous day in our world’s history.  On this date in 1884, Greenwich was established as the international standard zero degrees longitude.  And why would this be a big deal?  Well, things were changing all over the world.  The U.S. had adopted its time zones the previous year, and international trade and travel were […]

It was on this date in 1852, that the University of Sydney was inaugurated in Australia.  It was initially only open to boys, but girls were allowed as early as the 1880’s.  This was Australia’s first liberal arts university. For more info: http://famousdaily.com/history/university-of-sydney-australia-inaugurated.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sydney

I hope today’s feature is correct.  On this date, Fiji stopped being a British colony after 100 years.  They are most known for bottled water, and it is one of the most developed amongst the Pacific Islands. For more information: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/fiji/history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidji http://famousdaily.com/history/fiji-ceased-being-british-possession.html

I may have covered this before, but I felt it was important in light of our government issues now.  On this date in 1888, the Washington Monument was opened to the public.  And now, of course, it is closed to us until the government shut down is over.   I guess I shouldn’t post a picture of the monument since people […]

For the record, I have never read anything by today’s feature, but, of course, I know the name and his best-selling series.  On this date in 1943 (the same year as my mom!), R.L. (Robert Lawrence) Stine was born.  He is a Columbus, Ohio native, and he is Jewish by birth.  His career began with humor stories for kids under […]