by Matilda Cruz | Nov 10, 2024 | History
On this day in 1925, a legend was born in the small coal-mining village of Pontrhydyfen, Wales. His name at birth was Richard Walter Jenkins Jr., but the world would come to know him as Richard Burton, a voice like thunder, a presence like fire. Early Life...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 9, 2024 | History
On this day in history, the concrete barrier that split a city and symbolized a divided world cracked and crumbled. The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. Not with bombs. Not with treaties. But with a confused announcement, a crowd’s determination, and history’s...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 8, 2024 | History
On this day in history, an accidental discovery changed the landscape of medical science forever. On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen, a German physicist, was experimenting with cathode rays in his home laboratory when he noticed a fluorescent glow across the room....
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 7, 2024 | History
On this day in history, a significant milestone in the struggle for women’s equality and political representation was achieved: Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States Congress. She was elected as a member of the House of...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 6, 2024 | History
The British rock band The Sex Pistols is known for its brief, tumultuous career, which produced only one album and lasted just 2.5 years. Their journey began on November 6, 1975, when they secured their first gig at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. The...
