Profile America: Jamestown
Today marks the 408th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
Today marks the 408th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
May is National Moving Month, beginning the busiest moving season of the year.
America’s first medical college was established early this month in 1765 at the College of Philadelphia — now the University of Pennsylvania.
The nation’s first daily newspaper, the short-lived Pennsylvania Evening Post, began publication this month in 1783, printed by Benjamin Towne in Philadelphia.
This month recognizes one of the nation’s fastest-growing population groups — those of Asian and Pacific American heritage.
Mother’s Day started in 1908 with Anna Jarvis of West Virginia to honor her deceased mother — who had hoped that there would come a day to commemorate all mothers.
This is National Nurses Day, the start of National Nurses Week honoring the nurses who keep Americans healthy.
In Spanish, today’s date is Cinco de Mayo, and celebrations will be held in many cities across the U.S., as well as Mexico.
May is Older Americans Month. There are nearly 45 million people age 65 and older in the U.S., almost 15 percent of the population.
The nation’s foremost professional organization, the American Medical Association, was founded this week in 1847 in Philadelphia.
Today is the kickoff of PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. National Teacher Day is recognized tomorrow.
Construction began on May 1, 1884 in Chicago for a radical new building design — destined to be America’s first skyscraper.
On this date in 1942, Rhode Island became the first state to set up a health or temporary disability insurance program for its working citizens unemployed because of sickness.
On this date in 1981, the Xerox Corporation introduced the mouse to the commercial computing world.
On this date in 1954, Bell Laboratories in New York announced the prototype manufacture of a new solar battery.
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