A Broadway debut, an iconic landmark unveiled, and the birth of a Jedi.
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A controversial land deal, the passing of a royal icon, and the birth of a legendary guitarist.
A devastating metro attack, a groundbreaking health regulation, and the birth of a boxing legend.
A tragic aviation disaster, a major political milestone, and the birth of a cinematic icon.
A historic peace agreement, a major milestone for European integration, and the birth of a legendary playwright.
A brutal deportation campaign, the founding of a historic city, and the birth of a legendary musician.
An environmental disaster, a groundbreaking scientific discovery, and the birth of an iconic escape artist.
The birth of an influential artist, a film that makes history at the Academy Awards, and a speech that sparked revolution.
A major criminal capture, a revolutionary invention, and the birth of a star.
The birth of a unified empire, a record-breaking adventure, and the dawn of a social media giant.
A literary milestone, a significant independence movement, and a revolutionary scientific theory.
A historic political meeting, a groundbreaking cinematic invention, and some big firsts in entertainment and law.
A maritime disaster, a peace agreement in Bosnia, and a milestone in entertainment.
A legendary dancer’s birth, a pivotal moment for Tibet, and a groundbreaking political achievement.
A political assassination, a controversial referendum, and the birth of a comedy legend.
Updated Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. The sometimes violent protests against the 1999 World Trade Organization summit in Seattle is considered the birth of the No Global movement, which sought to bring attention to the harmful effects of globalization, especially on the most vulnerable. What was the Battle for Seattle? The 1999 WTO protests […]
Updated November 29, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. As a key proponent of expanding the Vietnam War, Robert McNamara became the target of much the ire of the U.S. anti-war movement. He finally resigned after being the longest serving Secretary of Defense. Who was Robert McNamara? Most closely associated with the Vietnam war, Robert McNamara served […]
Updated Nov. 28, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. The heartwrenching photograph of innocent farmers’ bodies wrapped after being slaughtered during the Koshebe Massacre by Boko Haram would be an image burned into peoples minds. What was the Koshebe Massacre? On November 27, 2020, a member of Boko Haram demanded that a group of farmers working in […]
Updated on Nov. 27, 2023 at 12:50 p.m. Helen Clark became the first elected female Prime Minister of New Zealand on this day in 1999. Who is Helen Clark? On Nov. 27, 1999, Helen Clark became the 37th prime minister of New Zealand, and the first woman to ever be elected to that office. She […]
Updated Nov. 18, 2023 at 4:10 p.m. During a time filled with a myriad of cults, the People’s Temple massacre became the largest cult mass killing as Jim Jones led 918 people to death by cyanide poisoning. What was Jonestown? Jim Jones established Jonestown in 1974 and began a mass exodus of his cult, the […]
Updated Nov. 17, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. In the push for an end to the Communist regime, Prague’s international students took to the streets to have their demands heard on November 17, 1989. It was the beginning of what would come to be known as the Velvet Revolution. How did the Velvet Revolution begin? On […]
…and the beginning of Francisco Franco’s decades of military dictatorship.
Dec. 24, 2014 MISSOURI POLICE KILL ANOTHER BLACK TEENA crowd of about 300 angry protesters gathered near Ferguson, Missouri, in the early hours this morning after St. Louis police shot and killed a teenager in the nearby town of Berkeley, NBC News reports. Local media reported that the victim, who police say was threatening an […]