by Matilda Cruz | Oct 1, 2024 | History
On October 1, 1979, a 76-year era of American dominance in Central America came to an end with the official abolition of the Panama Canal Zone. This region, which had long been a source of pride, protest, and political contention, was returned to Panama, marking the...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 30, 2024 | History
In 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, ruling that segregation in schools was unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Although this ruling...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 29, 2024 | History
On September 29, 1982, an ordinary bottle of Tylenol Extra-Strength capsules became the weapon in one of the most chilling unsolved crimes in American history. By the end of that day, several people around Chicago were dead, and millions across the country were...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 28, 2024 | History
September 28, 1924, marks the day in history when the world got a little smaller. Four U.S. Army Air Service aviators touched down in Seattle, completing the first flight around the globe. It was a triumph of endurance, ingenuity, and courage that pushed the...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 27, 2024 | History
On this day in 1825, a loud, smoke-belching machine roared to life in northeastern England, changing human mobility forever. George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 made its inaugural public run on the newly constructed Stockton and Darlington Railway. It carried...
