The Workers In the decade-long American effort to construct the Panama Canal, tens of thousands of laborers Panama Canal…
Month: April 2011
The First Mother’s Day
The First Mother’s Day Richard Cavendish May 10th, 1908 Richard Cavendish marks the birth of a day commemorating mothers. Julia…
Undersea Earthquake off the Alaskan Coast in 1946
On this day in 1946, an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coast triggers a massive tsunami that kills 159 people…
April Fools’ Day
On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes…
