05/29/2026
It's Friday, y'all know what that means!
1848: Wisconsin is now the 30th US state!
1942: Bing Crosby recorded the classic 'best-selling singles of all times', White Christmas.
1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first mountain climbers to reach the highest peak on Earth on Mt. Everest.
1999: The very first shuttle to meet up and dock on the International Space Station was named Discovery.
2004: Former President George W. Bush dedicated the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
2015: One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opened. The tallest in the Western Hemisphere, this building allows visitors to see the entire city of NY from over 1,200 feet above ground!