February 2, 1959

The stage at the Surf Balllroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, shown
in 1992, hadn’t changed much since the February 1959
night Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big
Bopper" Richardson Jr. played there.

Archaeologists developed a reconstruction image of what
the ancient church would have looked like.

Archaeologists recently uncovered what they believe to be one
of the oldest Christian churches in the world.

The University of Münster announced the discovery of the fourth
-century church in a press release on Oct. 11.

The school, located in Germany, teamed up with archaeologists
from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia to find the
ancient ruins.

The remains of the ancient Christian building were found at the
Artaxata site in the Ararat Plain. Excavators have been digging
there since 2018, but didn’t find the remains until recently.
(FOX NEWS)

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men’s
professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976.

The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association
(NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA
and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.

Painting depicting the laying of the cornerstone by President George Washington.

The cornerstone was laid for a presidential residence in the
newly designated capital city of Washington, D.C. In 1800,
President John Adams became the first president to reside
in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the
“White House” because its white-gray Virginia freestone
contrasted strikingly with the red brick of nearby buildings.

The initial construction took place over a period of eight
years, at a reported cost of $232,371.83.

John Adams
(October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826)

The White House in 1800.