Good morning! Today is Friday, Jan 23, 2026. Every day on the calendar seems to have its own designation as “National (insert something here) Day.” As it happens, today is National Rhubarb Pie Day. The day’s designation was originally proposed by, of all people, Ben Franklin. Before you ask, no, I didn’t know that one, myself.
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1789: Georgetown, the first U.S. Catholic college, is founded.
1943: Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
1950: Israeli Knesset declares Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
1957: Wham-O Company acquires rights to the “Pluto Platter” plastic flying disc toy from inventor Walter Frederick Morrison. They rename it “Frisbee” in 1958 as a nod to the Frisbie Pie Company, whose empty
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