by Matilda Cruz | Jul 16, 2024 | History
Born into a family of shipowners and sea captains, Roald Amundsen was destined for exploration. He was born on July 16, 1872, to Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist in the town of Borge, Norway, as the fourth and youngest son in the family. His father owned a shipping...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 15, 2024 | History
Die Hard, the iconic action film starring Bruce Willis, premiered in theaters on July 15, 1988. The story follows a New York City police officer who is visiting his estranged family during Christmas. While attending a holiday party for his wife, he becomes embroiled...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 14, 2024 | History
Bastille Day in the year 2000 was unusually exciting, as even the Sun seemed to join in the celebration. On July 14, 2000, satellites detected the beginnings of a disturbance at around 10:00 a.m. This disturbance culminated in an X-class solar flare, the most intense...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 13, 2024 | History
Krispy Kreme is now a global powerhouse known for its doughnuts and coffee, but it began with humble roots in the summer of 1937. The founder, Vernon Rudolph, was a young man with a dream and a top-secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts that he acquired from an old...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 12, 2024 | History
In 1945, a former J.C. Penney employee named Sam Walton purchased a “Five and Dime” store branch with an innovative idea for transformation. Walton aimed to revolutionize shopping for consumers and believed he could make a decent profit by doing so. He envisioned a...
