A Museum In Virginia Is Home To A Ham From 1902
It's National Ham Day, so we've got the story of a ham in Smithfield, Virginia that’s stood the test of time for over 120 years.
Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”
Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them come up short, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it.
America’s Oldest Board Game Was A Road Trip Through The Early US
It’s National Board Game Day, and we’re going back to the very beginning, the very first board game in US history. Though explaining which game was the very first is slightly complicated.
Walter Hunt Invented The Modern Safety Pin To Pay Off A $15 Debt
Today in 1849, the US issued a patent for one of the smallest big ideas of the century: the safety pin. And a big factor behind that little invention was paying off a big debt.
Pennsylvania Once Tried To Make It A Crime To Mock The Governor In Editorial Cartoons
Today in 1843, the birthday of Samuel W. Pennypacker. When he was governor of Pennsylvania his supporters tried to make certain types of editorial cartoons a crime (!)
The Physiophone Turned Music Into Physical Sensations For Deaf People To Enjoy, And Dance To
The physiophone was a Hugo Gernsback invention that turned sound into electrical impulses, so Deaf people could feel the music.