Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a world record of 301.337 miles per hour 1935

0903 Looking Back At September 3 in History

Looking Back At September 3 in History: Princess Diana Dies, Viking 2 Lands on Mars, Dawn of World War II, Treaty of Paris, First Federal Labor Day

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Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.

0902 Looking Back At September 2 in History

Looking Back At September 2 In History: September 2 seems to follow a pattern of fires and devastation, as well as progressive steps in American education.

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A man helps an injured boy running from a seized school in Beslan, North Ossetia

0901 Looking Back At September 1 in History

Looking Back At September 1 1985: On this day, the elusive wreckage of the Titanic was finally discovered, resting on the ocean floor, some 400 miles off Newfoundland’s coast. This U.S.French expedition brought closure to one of the most tragic maritime disasters in history. 1715: In France, the end of an era arrived as King […]

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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed Apple

0103 Looking Back At January 3 in History

Looking Back At January 3 In History: Babe Ruth Sold To Yankees, Battle of Princeton, Apple Computer Incorporated, Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces

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Less than four weeks after bombing Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces are jubilant, taking over Manila

0102 Looking Back At January 2 In History

Looking Back At January 2 In History: The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Standoff, 2016; Manila Falls to Japanese Forces, 1942; The Launch of Luna 1, 1959; The 55 MPH Speed Limit, 1974

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It became illegal to import slaves

0101 Looking Back At January 1 In History

Looking Back At January 1 In History: The Emancipation Proclamation; Haiti’s Independence; Ending the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the U.S.; Ellis Island Opens

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