The Day a Groundhog Became a Weatherman
On February 2, 1887, a group of Pennsylvanians climbed Gobbler's Knob to ask a groundhog about spring — and Groundhog Day was born.
Tales from the year 1887
Otello: The Night a 73-Year-Old Verdi Conquered La Scala
On February 5, 1887, Giuseppe Verdi's Otello premiered at La Scala in Milan — the triumphant comeback of a composer who had retired from opera fifteen years earlier.
The Day Anne Sullivan Opened Helen Keller's World
On March 3, 1887, a 20-year-old half-blind teacher arrived at an Alabama farmhouse to meet a deaf-blind 6-year-old — and began one of history's great transformations.