For the first time in recorded history, the roaring

Niagara Falls stood still in 1848.  A rare ice jam

blocked the flow of water for nearly 40 hours,

drying up the riverbed.  Residents scoured the

bottom of the dry river discovering bayonets,

muskets, and tomahawks.

President Harry Truman rolled the first ball down the White

house’s new bowling alley in 1947 and knocked down seven

of the 10 pins, one of which is now housed at the

Smithsonian.

Kids went gaga when Jim Henson’s Sesame Street debuted in 1969.

Since then, the popular puppet show has taken home 109 Daytime

Emmy Awards plusseven Primetime Emmys, making it the most

awarded TV show in the country!