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Today we pay homage to "America's Most Colorful Cavalry Leader," also known as Yellow Hair, Fanny, Autie, Iron Butt and Son...

Professor Crockett's picks of the day... 1793 : Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia 1809 : Death of Meriwether Lewis 1936 : 1st ra...

1865 : Birth of the billiard ball 1886 : 1st dinner jacket worn (in Tuxedo Park, New York) 1899 : Patend for bicycle frame 1925 : Happy ...

1000 : Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" 1855 : Patent filed for 1st calliope 1855 : Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor ...

Stuff Davy learned happened today... 1633 : Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government 1818 : First use of padded gloves for boxi...

Davy's top ten earth-shaking events... 1492: Columbus misses Florida when he changes course 1520: 1st public burning of books (the Ne...

Davy's top ten things that happened on this date... 1866: 1st train robbery in U.S. (Reno Brothers take $13,000) 1889: Thomas Ediso...