May 26, 2010
Online social gaming has been a source of enjoyment for millions of people around the world since 1969 — yes, 1969! — when the PLATO system pioneered multiplayer gaming in ... ›
June 5, 2009
Whether you spell it doughnut or donut, today's the official day of honor for these deep-fried morsels. Back in 1938, the Salvation Army declared National Doughnut Day to celebrate the ... ›
June 5, 2009
Did you know people in the U.S. visit an average of 85 sites per month? That just sounds exhausting. So we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we ... ›
October 31, 2008
There's a mountain in South Dakota that took this whole costume thing pretty seriously. Sixty-seven years ago today, the last monumental granite visage was completed as Mount Rushmore decided to ... ›
October 24, 2008
Seventy-nine years ago today, on Black Thursday, the first of the three major U.S. stock market crashes began, starting a three-year slide that stripped the Dow Jones Industrial Average of ... ›
July 12, 2008
Forty-six years ago today, a guy taking classes at the London School of Economics grabbed some friends and performed at a small jazz club in London. They didn't get paid ... ›
July 4, 2008
Whether you celebrate with pyrotechnics, battle re-enactments, red-white-and-blue parades, patriotic ballads, or rabble-rousing barbecues, today marks 232 years of severing ties with King George and his British Empire. Take that ... ›
June 6, 2008
Seventy-five years ago today, a guy in New Jersey advertised his new movie theater with: "The whole family is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are." That's because he ... ›
May 23, 2008
Today is Penny Day, when we pay homage to the most wee of our coinage. It might not buy you much today, but how else could you give someone your ... ›
April 11, 2008
In addition to being the 103rd anniversary of the introduction of Einstein’s theory of relativity, it’s International “Louie Louie” Day! So go honor the greatest party song of all time ... ›
