by Matilda Cruz | Sep 25, 2024 | History
On this day in 1970, American television got a little more musical, a little more groovy, and a whole lot more colorful. ABC premiered The Partridge Family, a sitcom that blended pop music, family antics, and teen idol frenzy. Airing in the prized 8:30 p.m. slot after...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 24, 2024 | History
Long before jets and helicopters took over the skies, one man in France dreamed of a flying machine that could fly on its own. That man was Henri Giffard. On September 24, 1852, he flew in the first powered, steerable airship. This wasn’t fantasy. This was a...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 23, 2024 | History
In 1803, the young United States made a significant purchase from France, acquiring over 800,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. This acquisition nearly doubled the size of the country, much of which remained uncharted territory. President Thomas...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 22, 2024 | History
The Huntington Library in San Marino, California, made a groundbreaking announcement on September 22, 1991. It declared it would provide open access to its complete photographic archive of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This decision broke decades of tight scholarly control...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 21, 2024 | History
September 21, 2004, marked the day in music history when Green Day released their album, American Idiot. Their seventh album represented a bold political statement, serving as a concept album and a career-defining comeback. It also reintroduced the band as one of the...
