On January 24, 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad Known as the “City of Three Revolutions” for the events occurring early in the twentieth century, St. Petersburg could also be [...]

The first major airshow in the United States was held from January 10 to January 20, 1910 in Los Angeles County at Dominguez Field (Carson, CA). The turnout was great, with over 254,000 spectators coming [...]

On December 23rd, 1823, the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Troy, NY Sentinel. The tales in the Stories from the Golden Age conjure up a time when life, [...]

December 14th of 1903 was a day that soared in aviation history: on that day, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright tested for the first time their powered, heavier-than-air vehicle in [...]

While rodeos as competition are far older than the modern “circuit” we know now, with clowns and prizes and televised events, the “Super Bowl” of rodeos had its inception in the founding, in 1936, [...]

Many of the tales in the Stories from the Golden Age collection take place in New York City, including The Tramp, our latest featured title. New York is a city that has inspired countless TV [...]

The first official Thanksgiving, despite its association with Pilgrims and Indians, didn’t occur until 1941, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the fourth Thursday in November as the observance of Thanksgiving. Still, America’s Thanksgiving [...]

The legend of Medusa has changed over the centuries, but all accounts agree that her looks were killer—literally. Born of Greek mythology, Medusa was chief among the Gorgons, three monstrous and terrifying sisters. While the other [...]

On November 18th, 1497, Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama was a naval commander whose expedition from Lisbon around the Cape of Good Hope to India resulted in [...]

On November 8, 1889, Montana was admitted as the forty-first state to the United States. Montana is located in the Western US and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, under the direction of President Thomas Jefferson, explored [...]