by Matilda Cruz | Nov 25, 2024 | History
On this day in history, on November 25, 1783, the last of the British troops withdrew from New York City after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. This event signified the official end of the American Revolutionary War and the success of the Declaration of...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 24, 2024 | History
Charles Darwin, a 19th-century English naturalist, changed the world with his controversial theories. On November 24, 1859, he challenged the scientific view of biology by publishing his book, On the Origin of Species, in which he explained how life and all its...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 23, 2024 | History
On this day in history, November 23, 1890, a small European nation crowned its youngest monarch. Ten-year-old Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau became Queen of the Netherlands, stepping into a role her country hadn’t expected her to fill—at least not so soon. Her...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 22, 2024 | History
Margaret Thatcher’s impact on British history and women’s history is undeniable. As the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, she set a precedent for women in leadership roles within government. Serving as Prime Minister for the longest...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 21, 2024 | History
After the failure of the Articles of Confederation, which was the first governmental framework for the newly formed United States of America, the Continental Congress drafted the United States Constitution in 1787. The Constitution was then sent to the states for...
