May 10: Golden Spike Connects Nation
May 10: A Golden Spike Connects the Nation On this date in 1869, a golden spike was driven to connect the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in a ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. We’ve assembled a collection of railroad photographs,...
May 10: Tomato Trivia
May 10: Tomato Trivia On this date in 1893, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit. In deciding the Nix v. Hedden customs case, the Court noted that even though a tomato is botanically a fruit, in common language it is...
May 12: Edward Lear
May 12: Edward Lear On this day in 1812, the British artist, illustrator, and writer, Edward Lear was born. He is known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popularized. In 1846 he published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks which went...
May 15: L. Frank Baum
May 15: L. Frank Baum On this date in 1856, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was born. Enjoy listening to free audiobooks of five titles in Baum’s Oz series. L. Frank Baum Banner Use this banner on social media to share our collection of free Wizard of...
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