Today in History: July 22, 2019
Today in History Today is Monday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2019. There are 162 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 22, 1991, police… Keep Reading
Smokey (the) Bear is still keeping his watchful eye on America’s forests after 75 years on the job
The PSA star, deployed in the wild. Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock.com Wendy Melillo, American University School of Communication Smokey Bear turns 75 on Aug. 9. The star of the longest-running public-service advertising… Keep Reading
Here’s a fact: We went to the moon in 1969
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, some people insist it never happened and was all a big hoax by the… Keep Reading
Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?
It’s the case of the missing ‘a.’ Nick Lehr/The Conversation via NASA, CC BY-SA Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk, University of Oregon On July 20, 1969, an estimated 650 million people watched… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 20, 2019
Today in History Today is Saturday, July 20, the 201st day of 2019. There are 164 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts… Keep Reading
How the Volkswagen Beetle sparked America’s art car movement
A ‘back-to-back’ Beetle rolls along the road at the 2006 Houston Art Car Parade. D.L./flickr, CC BY-SA John A. Heitmann, University of Dayton With a mariachi band playing along, the… Keep Reading
Long before Armstrong and Aldrin, artists were stoking dreams of space travel
Chesley Bonestell’s detailed drawings of space stations in Collier’s inspired millions of readers. James Vaughan/flickr, CC BY-NC Anne Collins Goodyear, Bowdoin College In the midst of the space race, Hereward… Keep Reading
Today in History Friday, July 19, the 200th day of 2019.
Today’s Highlight in History: On July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon. On this date:… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 18, 2019
Today in History Today is Thursday, July 18, the 199th day of 2019. There are 166 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 18, 1969, Sen.… Keep Reading
‘Justice wasn’t served’: 50 years since Chappaquiddick
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The crash ended a young woman’s life, and with it, a man’s White House dreams. U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s Oldsmobile… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 17, 2019
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 17, the 198th day of 2019. There are 167 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 17, 1996, TWA… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 16, 2019
Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 16, the 197th day of 2019. There are 168 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 16, 1969, Apollo… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 15, 2019
Today in History Today is Monday, July 15, the 196th day of 2019. There are 169 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 15, 1976, a… Keep Reading
Today in History: Sunday, July 14, the 195th day of 2019
Today’s Highlight in History: On July 14, 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 13, 2019
Today in History Today is Saturday, July 13, the 194th day of 2019. There are 171 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 13, 1985, “Live… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 12, 2019
Today in HistoryToday is Friday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2019. There are 172 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 11th, 2019
Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2019. There are 173 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 11, 1972, the World… Keep Reading
Today in History: July 10, 2019
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 10, the 191st day of 2019. There are 174 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 10, 1991, Boris… Keep Reading
