by Matilda Cruz | Sep 15, 2023 | History
Today in history, on September 15, 1916, the first tanks were used in WWI. The British Army, shrouded in secrecy, had been quietly developing these new weapons since the previous year. Trench warfare on the Western Front had the fighting deadlocked, with both sides...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 14, 2023 | History
On September 14, 1501, Italian artist Michelangelo began sculpting the statue of David. Carving the 17-foot-tall man from a Carrara marble slab, a material known for its purity and whiteness, took him over two years. His depiction of the hero from the Biblical story...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 13, 2023 | History
On September 13, 1909, German chemist Fritz Hofmann patented the first synthetic rubber, a remarkably practical solution to the surging demand for rubber. The burgeoning popularity of bicycles and its industrial potential had rendered natural rubber, sourced from...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 12, 2023 | History
Today in history, on September 12, 1993, the Lacey V. Murrow floating bridge was opened to traffic in Seattle. It was the finale of a three-year, $93 million reconstruction of the original structure. In 1940, it opened as the first floating bridge in Seattle and the...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 11, 2023 | History
Today in history, on September 11, 1697, the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in the Battle of Zenta (in what’s now Senta, Siberia). The Great Turkish War had raged since 1683, but the two-hour battle was a turning point that led to the Ottoman...
