We’ve just seven and a half days of school remaining.  While it may be tempting to coast to the finish line, as Mrs. Spaulding reminded us all last week, it is so very important to finish well.  So, over the...

I had a hard time deciding what to talk about this morning.  A lot has happened on May 10 throughout history, and there’s a lot to choose from.  Christopher Columbus visited the Cayman Islands in 1503 and named them Las Tortugas,...

Thu 5/9/2024 8:19 AM One hundred and ten years ago today, on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.  For those of you not paying attention, that means that...

Tue 5/7/2024 9:31 AM On May 7, 1711, three hundred and thirteen years ago today, Scottish philosopher David Hume was born in Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland.  Hume is best known for his idea that all human knowledge comes only from experience—that...

Mon 5/6/2024 8:07 AM On May 6, 1954, seventy years ago today, Roger Bannister became the first person ever to run a mile in under 4 minutes.  The race took place at Iffley Road Track at Oxford University, where the...

Fri 5/3/2024 8:11 AM Five hundred and fifty-five years ago today, on May 3, 1469, Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy.  He came from a long line of attorneys and government officials, and at age 25, he carried on...

On May 2, 1844, 180 years ago today, Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario to George and Mildred Goins McCoy—fugitive slaves who had escaped from Kentucky and traveled north to Ontario via the Underground Railroad.  Elijah was educated in the segregated...

On May 1, 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto officially got its name.  While researchers had suspected the existence of Pluto for years based on observations of activity around Neptune and Uranus, the formal discovery of Pluto occurred on February 18,...

It turns out, April 30 has been a big day for America throughout its history.  Five hundred thirty-two years ago today, Christopher Columbus received from Spain his commission of exploration, which led to his seafaring discovery of the land that...