Paid toilets were introduced in America at transportation hubs, but the Committee to End Toilets in America (CEPTIA) formed in 1970 to fight for free toilets as a basic human right. Congresswoman March Fong Eu also protested against pay restrooms, leading to bans in several states. Paid toilets got their start in America at airports, […]
Central Park’s original design included a 15-acre meadow for sheep grazing, which was home to approximately 200 pedigree Southdown sheep until 1934 when the Tavern on the Green was built. The sheep were tended to by a shepherd and his family in a Victorian barn, and their wool was harvested and auctioned off. The sheep […]
The Iran-Contra affair involved two separate scandals: the selling of weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages held by Hezbollah, and the diversion of excess money from arms sales to fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The scandal implicated members of the Reagan administration, and many documents were destroyed. President Reagan denied involvement, but his […]
The Battle of Seattle in 1999 marked a resurgence of the American protest movement and warned of a growing anti-globalization movement. The protests turned violent, with the Seattle police ill-equipped to handle the situation. The media coverage brought attention to the international movements against globalization. The protests had at least 40,000 attendees and were a […]
The Haymarket Riot was a union demonstration in Chicago in 1886 for an eight-hour working day. A bomb was thrown, killing a policeman, and police retaliated, injuring and killing protesters. Eight people were charged and seven sentenced to death, but some believe the Pinkerton Detective Agency was involved. The incident highlighted social and class issues, […]
The Boston Massacre, a conflict between colonists and British soldiers in 1770, is considered a major turning point towards the American Revolution. The soldiers fired on the colonists, killing five and injuring eleven. The incident was labeled a massacre by newspapers, inflaming anger towards British rule. The soldiers were tried but not convicted. The event […]
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 saw huge drops in US stock markets, beginning on October 24 and culminating on Black Tuesday, October 29. After the crash, stock prices continued to fall for three years, leading to the Great Depression. Rising stock values drew many Americans into the market, but despite concerns, many believed prices […]
The Rampart scandal involved police corruption in the LAPD’s Rampart Division, with 70 officers implicated in drug dealing, perjury, and other crimes. The scandal led to the overturning of thousands of criminal convictions and sparked major police reforms across the US. The Rampart scandal was a police scandal that erupted in the late 1990s in […]
The English Civil War was a complex conflict in the mid-1600s resulting in the execution of Charles I and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England. Political and financial pressures led to multiple Parliaments and two civil wars, culminating in the trial and execution of the king. Oliver Cromwell ruled England until Charles II was […]
The Bhopal disaster in India on December 3, 1984, caused by a gas leak from a Union Carbide chemical plant, resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and long-term health issues for many more. The incident raised global awareness about factory safety in developing countries and highlighted the need for better safety measures. Union […]
The 1929 stock market crash caused panic among investors, leading to a week of extreme volatility and financial ruin for many. The crash cannot be seen as the sole reason for the Great Depression, but it was a major contributing factor. The crash of 1929 is often considered to herald the Great Depression in the […]
In the 1990s, Texas ranchers invested in emus as a potential replacement for beef, but the market collapsed and many emus were released into the wild. The large birds became a nuisance, with reports of them causing car accidents and scaring farm animals. Emus are the second largest bird and have unique muscles in their […]
Senator Edward Kennedy was involved in a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969, resulting in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy failed to report the accident until the next morning and received a suspended sentence for leaving the scene. The incident ruined his political career and led to conspiracy theories. Some believe that […]
The Vela incident was a mysterious nuclear explosion near Bouvet Island in 1979, thought to be a clandestine test by South Africa or Israel. The origin remains unknown due to classified information and conflicting reports. The Vela incident, sometimes referred to as the South Atlantic Flash, was a mysterious nuclear explosion that occurred near the […]
The calendar year is based on the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun, which is 365.242 days. The leap year system was created to add an extra day every four years to account for the .242 days, but this still caused inaccuracies. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII removed 10 days from […]
Sydney Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964, the two dollar bill was reintroduced in 1976, and the first elephant arrived in America in 1796. The MKULTRA project began in 1953, The Messiah premiered in 1742, and a hailstorm killed British troops in France in 1360. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was established in […]
The first permanent artificial heart was implanted in a human in 1982. Benazir Bhutto became the first woman to lead a Muslim country in 1988. Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804. The first nuclear chain reaction was created in the US in 1942. Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Fidel Castro and Che […]
Amundsen reached South Pole (1911), Kornberg synthesized DNA (1967), Napoleon lost in Russia (1812), Planck presented quantum theory (1900), USSR expelled from League of Nations (1939), 47 Ronin avenged master (1702), Christmas declared holiday in Cuba (1997), first nut and bolt machine patented (1798), NASCAR founded (1947), first state highway cleared in US (1793). First […]
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, triggering a chain of events that led to World War I. https://x-playn/cosa-e-successo-il-28-giugno
Dueling was banned in Washington D.C. in 1839 after a history of duels involving prominent figures. Ireland legalized the sale of contraceptives in 1985. The US Postal Service was established in 1792, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in 1872. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Norman Rockwell’s […]
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