Today in History

SEPTEMBER12TH 1935: Howard Hughes sets an airspeed record in a plane of his own design. Hughes reached a speed of 352.46 miles per hour during the flight. 1959: Bonanza airs for the first time. The series was the first regularly scheduled TV show in color. It ran on NBC until 1973.

APRIL 20TH1898: The Spanish-American War begins. After the USS Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana during the Cuban War for Independence, the United States entered the war.

APRIL 22 ND1864: “In God We Trust” is first minted on U.S. coins. In the Coinage Act, Congress authorized the use of the phrase on the two-cent coin. The coin continued to be minted until 1873, when it was replaced by the nickel.