History

Today marks the 45th Anniversary of man's first landing on the moon. It's funny, because I know exactly where I was. I was at Yankee Stadium with my father, watching the Yankees playing the Washington Senators. They stopped the game, and had a moment of silence as they had announced that Apollo 11 had successfully landed on the moon...

20 Years ago, On June 17, 1994, 95 million people turned on their tvs and watched a surreal sight, as O.J. Simpson was chased by the Los Angeles Police Department in a white bronco, driven by his friend Al Cowlings, that was relayed on every major channel...

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. We thought we'd share with you some bizarre coincidences between  Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Taken from the Reader's Digest book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, you will amazed at these astonishing facts.

It's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. More words have been written about this event (and its aftermath, and what led up to it) than just about anything else, so we thought we'd take a look back through photographs and video.

You've likely seen the famous CBS News broadcast with Walter Cronkite delivering the news of the shooting of President John F. Kennedy. Perhaps you've never heard the  coverage as the events in Dallas unfolded. This is audio from WBAP in Fort Worth as it reported the shooting on November 22, 1963.

August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington D.C. People say it was one of the Top 5 speeches ever given! It's concerning that 50 years later, there is still much distrust and hatred, discrimination and ignorance between the races...

The world changed on this day, August 1st 1981. Not just the music world, but the entire world. That was the day that MTV premiered in 2.1 million homes. Back then MTV stood for Music Televsion and had a combination of videos, news and game shows...

In the past week, Bangor has had Little Wayne, Big Time Rush, Victoria Justice, Bare Naked Ladies, and Ben Folds Five perform at the Darling's Waterfront Pavilion! But did you know what the #1 song was today in history in 1975? Think way back...

Today in History - July 22, 1893, Wellesley College Professor Katharine Lee Bates wrote the original version of her poem, "America the Beautiful" in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after being inspired by the view from Pikes Peak. Here's Ray Charles performing what some say should be the National Anthem  

Happy Birthday Ellsworth! You sure don't look 250 years old! Ellsworth begins it's sestercentennial celebration Saturday, July 20th, and there's a week long celebration planned! For more information you can go to the Ellsworth 250 site.    ...