Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, engineers at UCLA sent the first bits of data between a host computer and an Interface Message Processor, bringing ARPANET’s first node to life. The internet had just taken its first breath. Live bugs inside Tic Tac containers? We have the strange details below […]

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, San Francisco Giants reliever Masanori Murakami took the mound at New York’s Shea Stadium, becoming the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball, 31 years before Hideo Nomo became the next. Dolly Parton may have left Solvang years ago, but a little piece of […]

Monday, August 31, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1850, California pioneers in San Francisco founded the Society of California Pioneers to preserve the story of early California. It remains the state’s oldest historical society. A 101-year-old World War II veteran celebrated his birthday by skydiving for the second year in a row. We […]

The California Flyover The Nepal-Tibet flood left two Bay Area families with starkly different outcomes: Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan escaped, while 48-year-old Milpitas father Prabhath Sajeepa remained missing Saturday. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

The California Flyover Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a statewide labeling and marketing program Friday to help shoppers identify products substantially made in California.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   […]

Friday, August 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1883, 25-year-old John Montgomery flew a 40-pound glider he designed and built at Otay Mesa near San Diego. His roughly 600-foot flight is considered the first reported controlled flight of a heavier-than-air craft in America. Labor Day road trips could come with some sticker shock […]

Thursday, August 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins held its world premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The film, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, went on to win five Academy Awards. Catherine Breed is halfway through an extraordinary attempt to become the first person to […]

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1907, Harry Houdini plunged into San Francisco Bay with his hands cuffed behind his back and more than 75 pounds of ball and chain locked to his body. He escaped his shackles in just 57 seconds. A piece of California history is still hiding in […]

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1947, Marine test pilot Marion Carl streaked across Muroc Dry Lake at 651 mph in the Douglas D-558-I Skystreak, setting a world speed record over the desert that would become Edwards Air Force Base. New state editions alert: We’re launching The Michigan Flyover and The […]

The California Flyover A wildfire that broke out in Washoe County, Nevada, has burned thousands of acres and prompted evacuation warnings across the state line into Sierra County, California.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]