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DECEMBER 6 — 1941 FDR reaches out yet again to Hirohito; 1884 Washington Monument completed; 1921 Edison Speaks on Wealth in the NY Times; 1988 Roy Orbison dies DECEMBER 6 1941 – FDR sends letter to Japanese emperor asking to

DECEMBER 5 — 2013 Pres. Obama speaks out on the loss of Nelson Mandela; 1782 Happy Birthday Martin Van Buren; 1933 Prohibition ends DECEMBER 5 2013 America mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela. President Barrack Obama had American flags at

DECEMBER 4 — ELECTIONS: Whigs Choose Harrison in Log Cabin Election of 1840; 1941 Japanese WWII News; 1995 Commodore Theater inVirginia Designated Historic Landmark 1839 – Whigs choose Harrison to lead the party through the Log Cabin election. The Democrats

DECEMBER 3 — ELECTIONS: Campaign Smearing Begins For 1800 Election; 1941 FDR does not get answer from Japan regarding Thailand; 1924 Happy Birthday John Backus (FORTRANS); 1999 Tori Murden becomes first American to row across the Atlantic DECEMBER 3 1800

DECEMBER 2 — 1886 Happy Anniversary Theodore and EdithRoosevelt; 8 ELECTIONS: Democrats Win First Presidential Election; 1952 Pez Candy Gets Patent DECEMBER 2 1886 – Happy anniversary Theodore and Edith Roosevelt. Edith, who was actually Teddy’s second wife, knew him

DECEMBER 1 — 1927 Dearborn Independent, Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic magazine spots publishing; 1824 The Corrupt Bargain;  1955 Rosa Parks refuses to sit down DECEMBER 1 1927 — Last issue of Dearborn independent wraps Henry Ford, the Model T, and the

NOVEMBER 30 — 1993 Brady Bill goes into effect; 1864 Battle of Franklin; 1977 Happy birthday ElectroHouse Music Genius Steve Aoki NOVEMBER 30 1993 – Brady Bill goes into effect. Here’s a quick story on that and we’ll get to

NOVEMBER 29 — 1775 James Jay introduces Gen. Washington’s newest weapon – invisible ink;  1775 Congress creates Committee of Secret Correspondence; 2015 Fake orange moustaches invade Denver Bronco game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High NOVEMBER 29 1950 –

NOVEMBER 28 — 1862 Battle of Cane’s Hill; 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer killed in prison; 1943 Tehran Conference; 1993 Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” tops the pop charts NOVEMBER 28 1862 – Battle of Cane’s Hill. As the plaque

NOVEMBER 27 — 1746 Happy Birthday Robert “The Chancellor” Livingston; 2003 Bush visits troops in Iraq; 1978 Harvey Milk, George Moscone assassinated; 1969 Happy birthday world’s tallest twins, Mike and James Lanier NOVEMBER 27 1746 – Happy birthday The Chancellor.