“For Jordyn Wieber, the team victory was sweet redemption after she failed to qualify for the all-around final.” For the…
Month: July 2012
Discrimination Still Occurring in 21st Century America
It has been almost 50 years, since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, yet discrmination is still happening. A black couple…
Civil Rights Movement Events
April 1948 Gladys Noel Bates, a teacher in the Jackson Public School system, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
A Letter Arrives 66 Years Late
The U.S. Postal System , established on Jul 26, 1775, doesn’t have a clue why the letter to Miss R.T. Fletcher was lost…
Largest Drought Areas in the U.S.
We are in the largest U.S. drought area since 1954. Two larger area droughts were during the Dust Bowl in…
Time Travel in 1971
Time magazine covered the historic flight made in October of 1971 that proved Einstein’s notion of Time dilation, an effect of…
The Discovery of Machu Picchu in Dispute
July 24, 1911 marks the day of Machu Picchu’s discovery by American archeologist Hiram Bingham. He wrote, “Surprise followed surprise…
History of Home Ownership in the United States
The desire for home ownership in America has a long history going back to 1862, when the Homestead Act came…
Buzz Aldrin Made History in 1969 with Walk on Moon
Buzz Aldrin along with Neil Armstrong on this day in history, July 20, back in 1969, accomplished the amazing journey to…
The Rosetta Stone Found
On this day, July 19, in 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found. It is no small stone. The black basalt…
