Congress first approved the flag on June 14, 1777. Link to PDF This date is now observed as Flag Day…
Year: 2012
Levitt Houses
A Brief History of Levittown, New York Few communities in America are as easily recognizable by name as Levittown, New…
Paris’s Catacombs
Paris, France (CNN) — Beneath the streets of the City of Light lies a world draped in darkness and shrouded…
United States Women’s Gymnastics Team Wins Gold
“For Jordyn Wieber, the team victory was sweet redemption after she failed to qualify for the all-around final.” For the…
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…
