Today in History: Photographs of Dead Sea Scrolls Made Public for the First Time
by M.C. MillmanOn September 21, 1991, the Huntington Library in California ended a bitter dispute amongst biblical scholars by publicizing its.... read more
Today in History: Phineas Gage Survives an Iron Rod Shot Through His Skull
by M.C. Millman On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage, an American railroad foreman, miraculously survived what is known as the "American Crowbar.... read more
Today in History: Katrina- One of the Costliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History
by M.C. MillmanOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's storm surge made history with 53 breaches to the flood protection structures in the greater.... read more
Today in History: Zimmy the Human Fish Began Six-Day Swim
by M.C. MillmanCharles "Zimmy" Zibelman, better known as "The Human Fish", set out on his mission to swim 150 miles from Albany to New York City on.... read more
Today in History: First Smartphone Sold to the Public
By M. C. MillmanThe IBM Simon Personal Communicator, known as IBM Simon for short, was first sold 28 years ago on August 16, 1994.The futuristic IBM.... read more
Today in History: Apple, the Multibillion Dollar Company, was Founded
The famous Apple Co. of today was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, as a business partnership. The company's first product.... read more
Today in History: John Hinckley Attempted to Assassinate President Ronald Reagan
On March 30, 1981, United States president Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. as he was returning to his.... read more
Today in History: Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant Leak caused more than 100,000 Locals to Flee
On this day in 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown and radioactive leak. This incident was.... read more
Today in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Burned down, killing 146 Workers
In one of the darkest moments of America's industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burned down, taking with it the lives.... read more
Today in History: Obama Care went into Effect; Gov Hochul Acknowledges its 12th Anniversary
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, went into effect on March 23, 2010. The act aimed to provide affordable health insurance.... read more
Today in History: The First U.S. Combat Troops land in Vietnam
Today marks the fifty-seventh anniversary of the arrival of the first American combat troops in Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines arrived.... read more
Today in History: The Hula Hoop was Invented
On March 5, 1963 the Hula Hoop, a hip swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America, was invented. An estimated 25 million Hula Hoops were.... read more
Today in History: Brooklyn Bridge Shooting results in the death of Ari Halberstam a"h
On March 1, 1994, Lebanese-born terrorist, Rashid Baz, shot at a van of 15 Lubavitch boys who were traveling on the Brooklyn Bridge, after attending.... read more
Today in History: Joseph Stalin y''sh died, Marking the End of a Painful Chapter for Jews
The 18th of Adar marks the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), on the very day that the "Doctors' Plot" trial was set to begin.The.... read more
Today in History: The Great Blizzard of 1899 Draped many parts of the U.S. with Snow
(TF)February 12, 1899, might be a long time ago but it has definitely left its mark in US history. It was the day the Great Blizzard of 1899, also.... read more
Monsey Memories: The Rebbetzin on Homestead Lane
A City-Boy’s Journey to the Countryside in Monsey It stood at the top of a hill, at the peak of Homestead Lane, which winds its way up from Main.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Yisroel Salanter, Founder of the Mussar Movement
Photos of brand-new ohel, and local mispalelim, on yohrtzeit 25 Shvat marks the 139th yohrtzeit of Rav Yisroel Lipkin, zy”a, the founder of the.... read more
Today in History: Liberation of Auschwitz, International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(TF)On the 27th of January in 1945, Auschwitz concentration camp, the Nazi concentration camp where more than a million people were murdered, was.... read more