It was on this date in 1888 that one of the worst blizzards took place in the U.S. It was the Great Blizzard of 1888. Hurricane-strength winds were clocked in New York City. And it was on this date in 1957 that Charles Van Doren finally lost on the TV game show Twenty-One. The show had been rigged by the producers and he was in on it.
Mark Pennell sits at the helm of his time machine.Mark's Almanac is a 90-second time travel that highlights the world's history from the very serious to the sometimes sublime.