by Matilda Cruz | Nov 30, 2023 | History
On November 30, 1874, Winston Churchill, the future British Prime Minister and prominent wartime leader, was born in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. Churchill’s life would become a remarkable journey filled with dramatic moments such as his escape from a Boer War...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 29, 2023 | History
On November 29, 1989, the Communist era in Czechoslovakia ended as the government ceded power following the Velvet Revolution. Sparked by a student-led protest on November 17, the revolution proliferated, with citizens calling for democratic reforms and an end to the...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 28, 2023 | History
On November 28, 1942, Boston was shaken by one of the deadliest nightclub fires in American history. The Cocoanut Grove, a popular nightclub, was packed with patrons celebrating the weekend when a fire quickly engulfed the building. The preventable blaze claimed...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 27, 2023 | History
Frozen premiered on November 27, 2013, and quickly became a cultural phenomenon, redefining animated films. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, the movie tells the story of two royal sisters, Elsa and Anna, navigating love, family, and the...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 26, 2023 | History
November 26, 1979, witnessed a momentous event in history as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally reinstated the People’s Republic of China into the Olympic Games, ending a 21-year absence. This decision, a watershed moment, not only closed a...