The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or former servitude. It was ratified in 1870 as part of the Reconstruction Amendments, aimed at abolishing slavery and promoting equality. The amendment was supported by the Republican Party to increase their electoral base. While Congress has the […]
The first solar system other than ours was discovered, as well as the opening of Tivoli Gardens, the worst terrorist attack during “The Troubles,” and other historical events. The first solar system other than ours has been discovered. (2001) National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA astronomers discovered two stars orbiting the star 47 Ursae Majoris […]
The US Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, outlining fundamental rights. Homosexuality was removed from the DSM in 1973, and President Clinton was recommended for impeachment in 1998. The US diplomatically recognized China and severed ties with Taiwan in 1978. Thomas Edison applied for a patent for the phonograph in 1877. Glenn Miller disappeared […]
Millions protested the Vietnam War in the US (1969). China launched its first manned space mission (2003). Khrushchev was ousted from power in the Soviet Union (1964). The first human ascent took place in a hot air balloon (1783). Pierre Laval was executed for treason in France (1945). Progestin was synthesized for the first time […]
The USSR withdrew from Afghanistan in 1988, the first airplane stewardess started working in 1930, a train disaster was averted in Ohio in 2001, and the National Woman Suffrage Association was founded in 1869. Gasoline rationing began in 17 US states in 1942, the Seven Years War started in 1756, the first machine gun was […]
Queen Elizabeth I crowned (1559), Boston flood of molasses kills 20 (1919), Nixon suspends Vietnam fighting (1973), donkey mascot represents Democrats (1870), “witch of Buchenwald” sentenced (1951), first Superbowl played (1967), Coca-Cola Company formed (1889), Pentagon dedicated (1943), Wikipedia goes online (2001), Martin Luther King Jr. born (1929). Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. […]
Germany adopted the swastika as the Nazi symbol in 1935. Tanks were first used in warfare in 1916. Europe’s first free public school opened in 1616. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred in 1963. Marilyn Monroe’s famous “skirt scene” was filmed in 1954. Zond 5 became the first spacecraft to circle the moon and […]
Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997. The Ford Motor Company received its first order in 1903, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000th Major League Baseball game in 2007. US President Jimmy Carter delivered his “malaise” speech in 1979, and the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799. Georgia became the […]
Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, the Titanic sank, insulin became available, Lincoln was assassinated, McDonald’s opened, and Fidel Castro visited the US. Malta was awarded the George Cross, Rand McNally published its first road atlas, and General Electric was incorporated. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. (1947) Robinson played his first game […]
The stock ticker was invented in 1867, the Articles of Confederation were passed in 1777, Wendy’s opened in 1969, the first microprocessor was introduced in 1971, and a peaceful protest against the Vietnam War occurred in 1969. Other events include the discovery of Pike’s Peak in 1806, the introduction of the Fairtrade label in 1988, […]
OJ Simpson’s gloves didn’t fit, leading to his acquittal. Lou Gehrig played his first baseball game and later died of a disease named after him. Arkansas became a state with a pronunciation debate. Ella Fitzgerald died, and the Boy Scouts of America were incorporated. Arlington National Cemetery was established, and Rembrandt’s painting Danae was attacked. […]
FDR survived an assassination attempt in 1933, the USS Maine exploded in 1898, the first teddy bear was sold in 1903, YouTube launched in 2005, female lawyers were allowed to argue before the US Supreme Court in 1879, the USSR and China signed a mutual defense treaty in 1950, British currency was decimalised in 1971, […]
Johnson signed a bill granting equal voting rights (1965), Caesar was assassinated (44 BC), South Carolina declared independence (1776), the first “.com” domain was registered (1984), Tsar Nicholas II abdicated (1917), Washington stopped a rebellion (1783), Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married (1964), Charles II issued a religious freedom declaration (1672), The Godfather opened (1972), […]
