by Matilda Cruz | Mar 11, 2024 | History
March 11, 1918, was a pivotal moment in the history of professional hockey. The National Hockey League (NHL) hosted its inaugural championship game, a landmark event that reshaped the sport. On this historic night, the Toronto Hockey Club emerged victorious, defeating...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 10, 2024 | History
On March 10, 1862, the United States government made a momentous leap into modern finance. It introduced paper money for the first time, in the form of $5, $10, and $20 bills. These were United States Notes or Legal Tender Notes, representing a radical departure from...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 9, 2024 | History
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934, to Anna Timofeyevna and Alexei Ivanovich Gagarin in Klushino, a small village in western Russia. He grew up on a collective farm. Yuri became fascinated with aviation after seeing a Yak fighter plane unexpectedly...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 8, 2024 | History
On March 8, 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCollum v. Board of Education declared that state-sponsored religious education in public schools violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, reinforcing that church and state should be...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 7, 2024 | History
On March 7, 2009, a 17-year-old Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior stepped onto the pitch for the first time as a professional footballer. Playing for Santos FC, his debut against Oeste in the Campeonato Paulista marked the beginning of a career that would take him to the...
