The Tailhook scandal of 1991 had far-reaching implications for the US military, especially the Navy, due to allegations of sexual harassment and assault at an annual symposium. Investigations resulted in 140 Navy and Marines being referred for further investigation and punishment, but many innocent participants were affected. The scandal highlighted gender issues in the military […]
The October Crisis began with the kidnapping of two dignitaries by Quebec separatists in 1970. The Canadian government sent troops, leading to the arrest of some FLQ members. The crisis ended with the release of one hostage and the death of the other. The aftermath led to a debate about separatism and government intervention, and […]
Whitewater was a failed business venture in Arkansas involving Bill and Hillary Clinton, James and Susan McDougal. McDougal’s fraudulent activities led to an investigation, and the Clintons were exonerated, but others were indicted. The political scandal that became known as Whitewater reached a boiling point during former President Bill Clinton’s first term. Ultimately, several business […]
UNICEF founded to aid children after WWII. Louis XVI indicted for treason. UN suspends relations with Spain under Franco. China joins WTO. Kyoto Protocol signed. Nitrous oxide used as dental anesthetic. First color movie shown in US. Bernie Madoff arrested for Ponzi scheme. Aurora Borealis displayed. Mohammed Ali’s last boxing match. UNICEF was established. (1946) […]
In 1966, a US bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with a tanker aircraft, causing an explosion that killed seven crew members. The bombs fell near Palomares, contaminating two square kilometers of Spanish soil with radioactive plutonium. The US government worked to clear the area of contamination and used a mathematical technique called Bayesian search […]
The Big Bang occurred 13.7 billion years ago, starting as a point of high density and expanding outward, causing space to expand. The Planck epoch, the grand unification epoch, and the inflationary epoch followed, with the universe growing rapidly. The universe is now at least 92 billion light-years in size. The Big Bang is the […]
The Tunguska event in 1908 was the largest impact event in recorded history, caused by a meteoroid or comet exploding above Middle Eastern Russia. The explosion flattened over 30 miles of forest and has been subject to pseudoscientific theories, but most scientists agree it was caused by a meteorite explosion. Recent papers support the asteroid […]
The Permian-Triassic extinction event, known as the Great Death, was the most severe extinction event in Earth’s history, wiping out 90% of species. The event was caused by a supervolcano eruption that formed the Siberian Traps, which caused global cooling and disrupted Earth’s life. The mass release of methane clathrates from the world’s oceans caused […]
An explosion at the Sago Colliery in West Virginia in 2006 killed one miner and trapped 12 others. Inefficient rescue efforts by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and resentment towards the United Mine Workers Association (UMWA) led to legal battles. The cause of the explosion, attributed to a lightning strike, is disputed. International […]
The NYSE shut down due to a mini stock market crash in 1997, while the first Federalist Paper was published in 1787. NASA launched the first Saturn I rocket in 1961, and two Quakers were executed for their beliefs in 1659. Ronald Reagan began his political career in 1964 and tore down the US embassy […]
Important events in history: Tehran Declaration signed against Hitler’s Germany (1943), Rosa Parks arrested starting Civil Rights Movement (1955), AIDS recognized by medical community (1981), Henry Ford introduces moving assembly line (1913), Lady Nancy Astor becomes first woman in British Parliament (1919), Sherlock Holmes first appears in print (1887), Antarctica declared scientific reserve (1959), Chunnel […]
Elvis Presley visited the White House in 1970 to request a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge, which he believed would allow him to carry guns and drugs. He gifted President Nixon a Colt .45 pistol, but the Secret Service confiscated it. Elvis died of a drug overdose in 1977, and Nixon resigned in […]
Amelia Earheart, born in 1897, was a non-conformist who pursued a career in aviation. She broke several records, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. In 1937, while attempting to fly around the world, she disappeared and her fate remains a mystery. The official theory is that she crashed in the […]
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