Kala Dunn

The home of the King of Rock & Roll opened to the public on this day in 1982, revealing its gaudy and garish glory to all. 

If you've driven around downtown Chicago, you've undoubtedly seen the trains whipping around on tracks above your car. The iconic 'L' system began service on this day in 1892, which makes it the second-oldest rapid transit system in America after New York City's Subway. It also trails behind NYC as the second-longest  system in total mileage. 

The Apple II was one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products produced by Apple and went on sale to the public on June 5, 1977... imagine the lines at an Apple store today. 

Widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of WWII, the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy attack on the Midway Atoll, which began on this day in 1942. 

Ahh... our old Kentucky home... Take a step outside and smell the fresh air on the birthday of the Bluegrass State.

W. Heath Robinson is in the UK who Rube Goldberg is in the US. He was an English cartoonist best known for his drawings of eccentric machines: complex inventions that achieved absurdly simple results (a la Wallace and Gromit). 

If a young Joseph Stein dreamed of being a rich man, he certainly didn't "biddy biddy bum" after achieving greatness with his musical works Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba. 

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, you'll have to wait a while. "White Christmas" was recorded by Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers, with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra, on this day in 1942, which would become the best-selling single of all-time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. 

It's a good day to be a geek! Today is the 35 year anniversary of the theatrical release of Star Wars IV. It's also Towel Day, based on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and The Glorious 25th of May from Discworld. 

Everyone knows John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, but on this day Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit earth (and he did it three times!) aboard the Mercury-Atlas 7.