by Matilda Cruz | Sep 17, 2023 | History
On September 17, 1964, the Beatles made a significant sacrifice for their fans. Amid their inaugural American tour, they gave up a rare day off to perform at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was no ordinary performance. Charles O. Finney, the owner of...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 16, 2023 | History
On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower left England to begin its journey to America. Another vessel, the Speedwell, was meant to accompany it. After several leaks caused weeks of delays, though, the Speedwell clearly wasn’t seaworthy. Some of its passengers...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 15, 2023 | History
Today in history, on September 15, 1916, the first tanks were used in WWI. The British Army, shrouded in secrecy, had been quietly developing these new weapons since the previous year. Trench warfare on the Western Front had the fighting deadlocked, with both sides...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 14, 2023 | History
On September 14, 1501, Italian artist Michelangelo began sculpting the statue of David. Carving the 17-foot-tall man from a Carrara marble slab, a material known for its purity and whiteness, took him over two years. His depiction of the hero from the Biblical story...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 13, 2023 | History
On September 13, 1909, German chemist Fritz Hofmann patented the first synthetic rubber, a remarkably practical solution to the surging demand for rubber. The burgeoning popularity of bicycles and its industrial potential had rendered natural rubber, sourced from...
