by Matilda Cruz | Dec 13, 2023 | History
On December 18, 1917, the United States Congress approved the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, setting the stage for one of the most transformative periods in American history—Prohibition. The amendment sought to ban the production, sale, and transportation of...
by Matilda Cruz | Dec 13, 2023 | History
December 13, 1961, marked a turning point for The Beatles. On this day, the band formally signed Brian Epstein as their manager, which led them from performing at Liverpool’s Cavern Club to becoming famous worldwide. Brian Epstein was more than just another...
by Matilda Cruz | Dec 12, 2023 | History
John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s donation on December 12, 1946, was historic. He gave six blocks of land in Manhattan to construct the United Nations headquarters. This gift became a symbol of international cooperation and the desire for peace in a world recovering...
by Matilda Cruz | Dec 11, 2023 | History
Like an old song says, you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. Today, the Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Until 1911, though, it was a reasonably obscure painting that mostly only art experts knew about. The...
by Matilda Cruz | Dec 10, 2023 | History
When Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, passed away, he willed his entire fortune to create the Nobel Prize to award outstanding scientific achievements and improve the human condition. The most famous of these is the Nobel Peace Prize, given to the person or...
