September 30, 1962 – The Ole Miss Riot

September 30, 1962 – The Ole Miss Riot

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, ruling that segregation in schools was unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Although this ruling...
September 27, 1825 – First Passenger Train Journey

September 27, 1825 – First Passenger Train Journey

On this day in 1825, a loud, smoke-belching machine roared to life in northeastern England, changing human mobility forever. George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 made its inaugural public run on the newly constructed Stockton and Darlington Railway. It carried...