Saturday Night Live is one of those rare shows that have managed to become a fixture of American pop culture. However, everything has to start out somewhere. In its case, the first episode of Saturday Night Live aired on October 11 of 1975 with George Carlin as the...
On this day in 1916, the first tanks were deployed during warfare. The First Use of Tanks in Warfare In the Battle of the Somme, the British deployed the British Mark I tank in a massive offensive move against the Germans. The British Mark I was the very first tank...
Following President William McKinley’s assassination, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the United States president on September 14th, 1901. He was only 42 years at the time and became the 26th president of the United States. His inauguration was the fifth...
The day was September 12, 1940. Eighteen-year-old Marcel Ravidat was following his dog down a hole near Montignac, France, and stumbled upon the archaeological equivalent of an ancient museum. Not just any museum, but a literal time machine that gave a peek into our...
The day was September 12, 1940. Eighteen-year-old Marcel Ravidat was following his dog down a hole near Montignac, France, and stumbled upon the archaeological equivalent of an ancient museum, known as the Lascaux Cave Paintings. Not just any museum, but a literal...
