by Matilda Cruz | Sep 15, 2024 | History
The Lehman Brothers, a major global financial firm, filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, triggering the most dramatic collapse of the global economic crisis. The 158-year-old investment bank had weathered wars, depressions, and market cycles, but it could not...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 14, 2024 | History
The Soviet Union’s Luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach another celestial body, crashing into the Moon and marking a pivotal achievement in the space race on September 14, 1959. The Mission Luna 2, sometimes called “Lunik 2,” was launched from the...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 13, 2024 | History
September 13, 1848, marked the day in history when a young railroad foreman named Phineas Gage survived one of the most extraordinary accidents in medical history. While preparing a blasting site for the Rutland & Burlington Railroad near Cavendish, Vermont, an...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 12, 2024 | History
President John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, known for his leadership during the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. His wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, was an iconic First Lady, celebrated for her impeccable fashion sense and dedication to...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 11, 2024 | History
On September 11, 1973, Chile’s democracy collapsed in a violent military coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende. Led by General Augusto Pinochet, the coup ended Chile’s long tradition of democratic governance and ushered in 17 years of military dictatorship....
