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After being elected for an unprecedented third term during the height of WWII, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a historic State of the Union Address on this day in 1941 that outlined the “Four Freedoms” that symbolize the nation. · · · · #Roosevelt #FDR #history

Birdwatching Enthusiasts around the world today are celebrating National Bird Day, a celebration of captive and wild birds that was created to promote avian awareness. · · · · #NationalBirdDay #birdwatching #birds #nature

The manuscript for Emily Brontë’s groundbreaking gothic fiction novel “Wuthering Heights” — a scathing depiction of Victorian era morality — was delivered to publisher Thomas Cautley Newby on this day in 1847. · · · · #Bronte #literature #history

The very last “Peanuts” comic strip by creator Charles Schulz was published on this day in 2000 to more than 355 million readers. Schulz tragically passed away the following month after completing nearly 18,000 editions of "Peanuts". · · · · #Peanuts #CharlieBrown #comics

In honor of National Science Fiction Day, theTUNDRA is saluting Star Trek creator and WWII veteran Gene Roddenberry. The latest TV series about the science fiction saga, “Star Trek: Picard”, is debuting on CBS All Access January 23rd. · · · · #SciFi #sciencefiction #StarTrek

The San Diego International Auto Show begins today, an event dating back to 1940 that showcases the future of the automotive industry. This is a must-see show running through Sunday, January 5 — get tickets while you still can! · · · · #SDAutoShow #cars #autoshow #automobiles

Happy New Year’s Eve! The dropping of the Times Square Ball has been a tradition since 1907, with more than one million people watching as the ball descends, bidding farewell to the departing year and welcoming the next twelve months. · · · · #TimesSquare #HappyNearYear #NYE

Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally declared the existence of other galaxies at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society on this day in 1924, a discovery that forever altered our understanding of the size and nature of our universe. · · · · #Hubble #space #astronomy

National Football League quarterback Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to becoming the first team to finish the regular season undefeated twelve years ago today after marking their sixteenth victory in a row. · · · · #TomBrady #NFL #Patriots

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei observed what he believed to be a "fixed star” on this day in 1612 — but what he saw that luminous night was no star at all — this finding was history’s first recorded observation of Neptune. · · · · #Galileo #Neptune #space

One of America’s premiere music venues, Radio City Music Hall, opened to the public on this day in 1932. Located within Rockefeller Center in NYC, the building seats nearly 6,000 music Enthusiasts and has hosted numerous prestigious events. · · · · #RadioCity #NYC #history #music

Today is the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth being traded from the Boston Red Sox to their rival, the New York Yankees, establishing the Curse of the Bambino. The "curse" would finally be reversed in 2004 when the Red Sox won the World Series. · · · · #BabeRuth #baseball #MLB

Merry Christmas! Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” isn’t the only classic holiday tune to reach the #1 spot on the charts during Christmas Week — in 1949, Gene Autry’s "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” topped the list. · · · · #GeneAutry #Christmas #MerryChristmas

Bell Labs, the industrial research and scientific development arm of the AT&t, announced to the world 72 years ago today that the company’s engineers had invented a transistor radio — one of the most important inventions of the twentieth century. · · · · #radio #history #science

Merry Festivus! Celebrated annually on December 23rd, Festivus is a semi-fictitious holiday made famous by Emmy Award-winning comedian Jerry Seinfeld after being central to the premise of a 1997 episode of his self-titled sitcom. · · · · #Seinfeld #Festivus #comedy

The first production-ready prototype Chevrolet Corvette rolled out of a General Motors Factory in Flint, Michigan on this day in 1952, a few weeks before the sports car would make its public debut at the 1953 GM Motorama in NYC. · · · · #Chevy #Corvette #Chevrolet #automobiles

Marie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered the chemical element radium on this day in 1898. This monumental discovery later earned the pair the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics, making Curie the first woman in history to win a Nobel. · · · · #MarieCurie #physics #science #history

May the force be with you! “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” hits theaters today —the latest entry in Disney's hit science fiction film franchise about a galaxy far, far away. · · · · #StarWars #RiseofSkywalker #scifi #jedi

Using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin began publishing his yearly pamphlet "Poor Richard's Almanack” on this day nearly three centuries ago — all the way back in 1732. · · · · #BenjaminFranklin #PoorRichard #history

Starring Academy Award-nominated actor Peter Sellers as the goofy, yet lovable French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the first edition of “The Pink Panther” film franchise premiered in theaters 56 years ago today. · · · · #PeterSellers #PinkPanther #Clouseau #film