Poison Gas Leak in Bhopal, India
Friday April 27, 2007
During the night of December 2-3, 1984, a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate (MIC) at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into the densely populated city of Bhopal, India. ... Read More
Betty Friedan Publishes "The Feminine Mystique"
Thursday April 26, 2007
In 1963, Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique, challenged the 1950s image of the happy, suburban housewife.
21st Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Wednesday April 25, 2007
At 1:23 a.m. on April 26th, 1986 reactor four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, releasing more than a hundred times the radiation of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima ... Read More
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies
Tuesday April 24, 2007
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin died on Monday, April 23, 2007 from a heart attack. Yeltsin was 76 years old. Yeltsin was president of Russia from 1991 to 1999, the ... Read More
How Can We Stop School Shootings?
Thursday April 19, 2007
April 20, 2007, is the eighth anniversary of the Columbine School Massacre. However, four days before the Columbine anniversary, another school shooting shocked the world. On Monday, April 16, 2007, ... Read More
Oklahoma City Bombing
Thursday April 19, 2007
On April 19, 1995, Timonthy McVeigh drove a truck containing a home-made bomb up to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. When the bomb exploded at 9:02 ... Read More
The Terracotta Army Discovered in 1974
Monday April 16, 2007
On March 29, 1974, three farmers stumbled upon one of the greatest archaeological finds of the twentieth century - the discovery of Qin Shihuangdi's ancient terracotta army.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thursday April 12, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007 will be Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah). Upon this day, we make a special effort to remember those that suffered, those that fought, and those that ... Read More
Howard Hughes
Tuesday April 10, 2007
Howard Hughes was a businessman, a movie producer, and an aviator; however, he is perhaps best remembered for spending his later years as an eccentric, reclusive billionaire.
U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated
Thursday April 5, 2007
At 4:07 p.m. on September 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot U.S. President William McKinley twice. Although many expected the President to recover after having emergency surgery, President McKindley died at ... Read More
Theft at the U.S. National Archives
Wednesday April 4, 2007
A 40-year-old intern at the U.S. National Archives has apparently been stealing Civil War documents and then selling them on Ebay. The theft was discovered when some of the records ... Read More
Elvis on The Ed Sullivan Show
Monday April 2, 2007
On September 9, 1956, Elvis made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although this was not Elvis' first national television appearance, it did help to make Elvis a ... Read More