This Week in American History: From October 16, 1962 – October 28, 1962, America waited for a peaceful resolution of what came to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. For those thirteen days, not only America, but the world, worried humanity was on the brink of nuclear war. The Cold War America had been engaged in a “Cold War” with Communist Soviet Union (USSR) since the end of … [Read more...]
Alaska Day
Celebration of Alaska Day occurs annually on October 18. The holiday commemorates transferring the Alaska territory from Russia to the United States. To mark the official transfer of land, representatives raised the American flag for the first time in Alaska. This flag raising took place on October 18, 1867 in Sitka, Alaska. Alaska Day is an Alaskan holiday, in which most schools and … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: Frank Robinson
This Week In American History: On October 3, 1974, after a distinguished career as a baseball player himself, Frank Robinson was hired by the Cleveland Indians as their manager. This made Robinson baseball’s first African American major league manager. Frank Robinson’s Early Life Frank Robinson was born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas to the elder Frank Robinson and Ruth Shaw. … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: The Ford Model T
This Week In American History: On October 1, 1908 Henry Ford’s Model T went on sale for the first time. Sold by the Ford Motor Company, it was the first car designed to be affordable for ordinary people. The Model T and the Emergence of Affordable Motor Vehicles Modern cars were first built in Germany by Karl Benz in 1885. Meanwhile, the first American cars were built in … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: The “Battle of the Sexes”
This Week In American History: On September 20, 1973 Billie Jean King, a top women’s tennis player, beat Bobby Riggs, a former No. 1 ranked men’s tennis player, during what came to be known as the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. Bobby Riggs was a self-proclaimed male chauvinist who had claimed women were inferior to men. Billie Jean King went on to beat Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, … [Read more...]
In Remembrance
On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were lost through the attacks upon the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard United Airlines Flight 93. Today, on the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, remember and reflect. Remember and Reflect At 8:46 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11 hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. At 9:03 a.m. … [Read more...]
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