On April 12th, 1861, 150 years ago today, the first battle of the US Civil War was fought at Ft. Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina. Southern states had been seceding from the union for months, but the US still mainta...

On April 12th, 1961, 50 years ago today, Yuri Gaga...  ...are with people around the world on this historic anniversary

On April 3rd, 1973, 38 years ago today, Martin Cooper made a phone call while walking down the street in New York City. At the time, he was the general manager of Motorola's communications division. He had promoted the i...

Today is the fifth anniversary of the first non-automated Tweet ever sent over t...

On September 30th, 1960, Americans sat down to wat...  ...1. Today's Google doodle honors The Flintstones anniversary . After today, you'll find it in their archives....  ...s a roundup of links on Neanderthals for the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones. In 2008, they did an extensiv...

Today is a particularly special day in the blogosp...  ...there are meatballs. Because today marks the 10th anniversary of The Presurfer. The Presurfer began 10 years...

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of the film Airplane! Surely, we c...

This weekend will mark 35 years since the movie Jaws made us all afraid to get in the water. Johnny Cat takes a look back at what a groundbreaking movie it was. Much like Alfred Hitchcock’s shower scene, this movie ma...

The second of six films in the Star Wars saga, The Empire Strikes Back, was released on May 21st, 1980. Many regard this film as the best of the lot. Ars Technica takes a look back at this amazing film, including the rea...

The little yellow guy we all know and love is 30 years old! Launched on May 22nd, 1980 in Japan, the game Pac-Man swept the world within just a few months. The Guiness Book of World Records lists it as the most successfu...