Category: History Knowledge

Humanity is resilient. As global pandemics like the bubonic plague and the 1918 pandemic wreaked havoc on populations through the centuries, societies have perfected critical

During the War of Independence, when there was no internet or phone to provide instant communication over long distances, the connective tissue that held American

On August 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, a 24-year-old postal worker, was arrested and charged with being the “son of Sam”, the serial killer who terrorized

On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan by the United States in Nagasaki, ultimately resulting in the unconditional surrender of

On August 8, 1918, the Allies launched a series of offensive operations against German positions on the Western Front during World War I with a

On August 7, 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, created the “Badge for Military Merit”, a decoration composed

On July 27, 1919, a white man threw stones at Eugene Williams, 17, a black boy who had drifted into an unofficially “white” section of

Lorsque Walter Mondale a annoncé Geraldine Ferraro comme sa vice-présidente pendant la campagne présidentielle de 1984, la députée new-yorkaise de trois mandats a qualifié le

On September 18, 1969, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming 338 to 70 to send a constitutional amendment to the Senate that