On this day in history, January 22nd in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling in Roe v. Wade that a “Texas statute criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a woman's constitutional right of privacy.” [1] While subsequent cases related to abotion have been heard by the Court,…

On this day in history, January 19th, 1955, President Eisenhower hosted the first televised press conference.  He began by saying, “Well, I see we’re trying a new experiment this morning, I hope that doesn’t prove to be a disturbing influence.” The questions from the press that day were about foreign…

On this day in history, January 16th in 1973, the final episode of Bonanza aired after 440 episodes and 14 seasons.[1]  “Bonanza” was a show about a father and his three adult sons who lived, worked and managed a large Western ranch. The show was full of moral decisions, family…

On this day, January 15th in 1967, Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to the first NFL Super Bowl. The Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs with a score of 35-10.[1] Prior to Lombardi’s coaching, the Packers had one of the worst team records in the NFL with a…

On this day, January 13th in 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter.[1] He also discovered how the moons were orbiting in the same way that Copernicus showed how the earth orbited around the sun. Galileo’s discovery was highly controversial because it contradicted the Catholic Church’s belief at the…

On this day, January 12th, in 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate representing the State of Arkansas.[1]  A month prior, in December 1931, she was appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve the remainder of her late husband’s term in…

On this day in history, January 11th in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt named the Grand Canyon as a national monument. Roosevelt, an enthusiastic conservationist, secured 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon area into a national monument and declared,  “Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is.  “You…

On this day in history, January 10th, in 1932, Walt Disney Productions company widely distributed it’s famous “Mickey Mouse” and  “Silly Symphonies” cartoons. These cartoons featured skillful and vivid artistry, compelling storytelling and utilized the ground breaking technology at the time - technicolor and synchronized sound. [1] And Mickey cartoons were…

On this day in history, January 8 in 1916, ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Arms Corps) withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula (in present day Turkey) after Ottoman forces successfully defended access to Contantople during WWI.   Gallipoli was a strategic point where the Triple Entente nations (Britain, France and Russia) sought…

On this day, January 7th, in 1789, the United States held its first presidential election in which George Washington would be named the President under the newly established United States Constitution.  Instead of direct ballots, voters chose electors who would vote for Washington as President.[1] (The system of the Electoral…