On this day in history, April 14, 2004, the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I accepted an 2001 apology from Pope John Paul II. The Pope’s apology, formally issued on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, apologized for the Christian crusaders who sacked the city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul) in…

On this day in history, “Episcopal minister Dudley Tyne, burdened for the salvation of husbands and fathers, speaks to a rally of 5,000 men in Philadelphia. ‘I would rather this right arm were amputated at the trunk than that I should come short of my duty to you in delivering…

March 10, 1864 // President Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant to lead the Union Army On this day in history, March 10th, in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed General Ulysses S. Grant to lead the Union Army in the Civil War. [1] Walt Whitman described Grant as “nothing heroic . .…

On this day in history, March 7th, 1965 was the bloody turning point of the Civil Rights Movement.  In Selma, Alabama, 600 peaceful protestors approached Edmund Pettus Bridge where police met marchers with nightsticks and bloodied many. Police also fired teargas on the crowd and charged unarmed protestors on horseback. …

On this day in history, March 6th, 1981, Walter Cronkite, known as the “the most trusted man in America,” anchored his last news program.  Before the 24/7 news cycle, social media, and cable television, Cronkite delivered the news on one of three (!) television stations. He started his journalistic career…

On this day in history, March 2nd, 1904, Dr. Seuss, pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born.  His birth date used to be a day of celebration in many elementary schools. The National Educational Association (N.E.A.), a three-million member national teachers union, marked Geisel’s birthdate, “Read Across America Day.”It…

On this day, February 28th, 1983, the last episode of “M.A.S.H.” aired on CBS. It is still the most watched final episode of any television series in history with 106 million viewers tuning in that night. [1] From 1983-2010, the episode titled “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” held the record for…

On this day in history, February 16th, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol, aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions was enacted. It is regarded as the most significant environmental protection treaty ever negotiated for calling for a 5% rollback of greenhouse emissions of 1990 levels. This UN treaty was signed by 41 nations…