History of the Academy Awards
Sunday February 27, 2005
On Sunday, February 27, 2005, the 77th Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre. Learn about the history of the Academy Awards and browse through the winners since ... Read More
EU Does Not Ban Nazi Symbols
Thursday February 24, 2005
In an attempt to fight anti-Semitism and racism, Luxembourg proposed a resolution that would ban Nazi symbols in European Union member countries. However, several participating countries, including Britain and ... Read More
French to Celebrate Wright Brothers Centennial
Tuesday February 22, 2005
In 1908, five years after the Wright Brothers made history in the U.S. by making the first controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, the brothers visited France and invigorated the European ... Read More
Doodle of DNA
Sunday February 20, 2005
Francis Crick and James Watson made history in 1953 when they discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. Now, for the fist time, Crick's first sketch of the structure of DNA, ... Read More
New Winston Churchill Museum Opens
Friday February 18, 2005
A new museum dedicated to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill officially opened on February 11, becoming the very first British museum dedicated to a politician. The Churchill Museum is located ... Read More
The Columbine Massacre
Wednesday February 16, 2005
On April 20, 1999, in the suburban town of Littleton, Colorado, two high-school seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, enacted an all-out assault on Columbine High School during the middle ... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Bombing of Dresden
Sunday February 13, 2005
February 13-15 is the 60th anniversary of the firebombing of Dresden. The BBC has a photo-essay showing the damage and some of the rebuilding over the past six decades.
Hope Diamond Cut From Stolen Crown Jewel of France
Friday February 11, 2005
Scientists have determined that the world-famous Hope Diamond was actually cut from the much larger French Blue Diamond, which was once part of the crown jewels of France. The ... Read More
Guard Helped Goering Commit Suicide
Wednesday February 9, 2005
Seventy-eight year-old Herbert Lee Stivers of California, who was a 19 year-old Nuremberg trial guard in 1946, claims to be the person responsible for passing a cyanide capsule to Hermann ... Read More
New History Quiz!
Sunday February 6, 2005
How much do you really know about the 20th century? The newest History Quiz is ready to test your knowledge. How many can you get right?
Polish Plot to Kill Rudolph Hess Discovered
Friday February 4, 2005
In 1941, Nazi Rudolph Hess flew himself over England and then parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to broker peace before the Nazi attack on Russia. Unfortunately, Hess did ... Read More
NASA's Day of Remembrance
Tuesday February 1, 2005
On Thursday, January 27, NASA observed their Day of Remembrance to honor all of their astronauts that have been killed. Since 2004, the agency has dedicated the last Thursday ... Read More