by Matilda Cruz | Nov 6, 2024 | History
The British rock band The Sex Pistols is known for its brief, tumultuous career, which produced only one album and lasted just 2.5 years. Their journey began on November 6, 1975, when they secured their first gig at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. The...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 5, 2024 | History
On November 5, 1733, a modest print shop in New York City introduced a daring new publication to colonial America: The New York Weekly Journal. The printer behind this venture was John Peter Zenger, a German immigrant. The journal aimed to confront corruption and...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 4, 2024 | History
On this day in history, November 4, 2001, large crowds gathered outside a theater in London, eager to catch a glimpse of the actors cast in the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The film was scheduled to be released to the public just a few weeks later,...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 3, 2024 | History
On this day, a narrow strip of land shook off a giant neighbor and reshaped global trade forever. November 3, 1903: Panama declared its independence from Colombia. It wasn’t just a rebellion. It was a revolution built on ambition, timing, and quiet American backing....
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 2, 2024 | History
On this day, November 2, 1983, Michael Jackson dropped a bombshell on the music world. The single “Thriller” was released, the seventh and final track from an album that had already shattered records. And yet, this one hit even harder. By late 1983, the...
by Matilda Cruz | Nov 1, 2024 | History
On this day in history, President John Adams entered an unfinished mansion in a half-built city, and history followed him through the door. It was called the “President’s House.” The capital was a swampy village still being carved from the wilderness. The mansion...
