by Matilda Cruz | Jun 19, 2024 | History
Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19th to honor the official end of slavery in the United States. The name “Juneteenth” is a combination of “June” and “nineteenth,” referring to June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon...
by Matilda Cruz | Jun 18, 2024 | History
History was made on June 18, 1983, when Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel to space. Ride served as the mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. The purpose of this mission was to launch the first data and tracking relay satellite and to...
by Matilda Cruz | Jun 17, 2024 | History
On the morning of June 17, 1885, a French steamer arrived at New York Harbor, delivering 214 crates. Inside these crates were the disassembled pieces of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France celebrating the alliance between France and the United States during the...
by Matilda Cruz | Jun 16, 2024 | History
The Ford Motor Company has long been recognized as a powerhouse in the automobile industry. The company was officially incorporated on June 16, 1903, when Henry Ford, along with 12 other investors, gathered in Detroit, Michigan, to sign the necessary paperwork. Today,...
by Matilda Cruz | Jun 15, 2024 | History
The largest volcanic eruption in the last 100 years, and the second-largest eruption of the 20th century, occurred on June 15, 1991. Mount Pinatubo, a stratovolcano located in the Luzon Volcanic Arc, has been an active volcanic site for over a million years. It has...
