On January 17th:

1706 Philadelphia’s Renaissance Man

A printer’s son took his first breath, beginning a life that would shape science, diplomacy, and a revolution.

1929 A Sailor’s Spinach-Powered Debut

From the pages of a comic strip emerged a one-eyed hero whose strength would inspire generations.

1945 Freedom Returns to Warsaw

On a winter morning, Soviet tanks rolled into a battered city, ending years of brutal occupation.