Friday, May 1, 2026


Tomorrow in
Misc. History


1670 - The Hudson Bay Company was founded by England's King Charles II.

1776 - France and Spain agreed to donate arms to American rebels fighting the British.

1885 - "Good Housekeeping" was first published.

1932 - Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on NBC Radio.

1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.

1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.

1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections.


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Before we can become who we really are, we must become conscious of the fact that the person who we think we are, here and now, is at best an impostor and a stranger.
- Thomas Merton



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