Research History “For Jordyn Wieber, the team victory was sweet redemption after she failed to qualify for the all-around final.” For the first time since the Magnificent Seven won in 1996, the U.S. gymnastics team for women, has won a gold medal in the team event. According to the New York Times article for July 31, 2012, they … Read more
It has been almost 50 years, since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, yet discrmination is still happening. A black couple seeking to be married in a Mississippi church, First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, were asked to marry elsewhere by Rev. Stan Weatherford. He said that he was honoring a request by some congregants who … Read more
April 1948 Gladys Noel Bates, a teacher in the Jackson Public School system, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Jackson Public School Board for its refusal to pay black teachers and administrators salaries equal to those paid to whites with similar experience and educational background. May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of … Read more
Buzz Aldrin along with Neil Armstrong on this day in history, July 20, back in 1969, accomplished the amazing journey to the moon. Here are some interesting facts about his life. Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon. The first plane he ever flew in belonged to Standard Oil and was completely covered with a painting of … Read more
How it All Happened The basis for the Scopes trial was laid when the Tennessee State Legislature passed the Butler Act – which took effect on March 21st, 1925. The essence of the Act was that it made it illegal for anyone:”… to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of … Read more