Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt on this day in 1981, when he was leaving the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Reagan inspired the country with his courage and humor, saying to the doctors about to perform surgery, “Please tell me you are all Republicans!”

​Good Morning! Joshua Chamberlain saved the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg. His regiment, the 20th Maine, held the army’s extreme flank and stopped repeated attacks by the 15th Alabama Infantry. He received the Medal of Honor for his leadership. Chamberlain went on to become a Major General and was badly wounded at the second Battle of Petersburg. Later, at Quaker Road, … Read More

​Good Morning! The Battle of Los Angeles took place in 1942 on this day, when hysteria gripped southern California. Anti-aircraft guns erupted over the city for several hours, periodically popping off at imagined Japanese air planes. You can read about it here.  The incident is not as ridiculous as it may sound to modern ears when you consider that 80,000 American and Filipino … Read More