Friday, January 9, 2026


Tomorrow in
Misc. History


1840 - The penny post, whereby mail was delivered at a standard charge rather than paid for by the recipient, began in Britain.

1911 - Major Jimmie Erickson took the first photograph from an airplane while flying over San Diego, CA.

1946 - The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place with 51 nations represented.

1951 - Donald Howard Rogers piloted the first passenger jet on a trip from Chicago to New York City.

1969 - The final issue of The Saturday Evening Post appeared after 147 years of publication.

1986 - The uncut version of Jerome Kern’s musical, "Showboat," opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

2000 - It was announced that AOL and Time Warner were merging. It was the largest media deal in U.S. history priced at $111 billion. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the deal on December 14, 2000.


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I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
- Walt Disney



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