July 10, 1913 - Hot as hell it was! On this day the mercury climbed to 134° Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California. It’s the highest temperature ever recorded in North America – and not far from the hottest reading ever taken on the planet. Libya hit 136° in 1922.
Besides the blistering heat, Death Valley is one [...]
June 3, 1948 – Today was the day that Korczak Ziolkowski began his colossal sculpture of Crazy Horse in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Even though he never had any formal training, Ziolkowski always knew he wanted to be a sculptor. He apprenticed with a Boston shipbuilder and learned how to carve wood. In his [...]
May 26, 2010 – On this day, a massive migration of frogs closed off a major Greek highway.
The odd “hoppenings” occurred near the town of Langadas where Police Chief Giorgos Thanoglou confirmed that “millions” of the amphibians were massing on the roadway.
Three cars skidded off the road while attempting to avoid the frogs, but no [...]
