This Day in History: January 28

Estefani Gonzalez, Fall Editor

January 28, 2020

On January 28, 1956 Elvis Presley made his first ever television appearance on the musical variety program singing “Heartbreak Hotel”. Elvis Presley is often referred as the “King of Rock and Roll” or “The King”. He is also one of the most significant cultural icons.

This Day in History: Auschwitz was liberated

Lila Ulmer, Fall Author

January 27, 2020

On January 27th, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. Soviet soldiers went to Auschwitz, Poland, and freed the survivors of concentration camps. They tortured the prisoners, and killed them in various ways. There were “bathhouses”, in which prisoners were gassed. The Germans knew the Soviets would arrive s...

This Day in History- The Great Hanshin Earthquake

Sarah Rasimowicz, Fall Editor

January 17, 2020

Tuesday, Janauary 17, 1995, a 7.2 earthquake devastated the Japanese port of Kobe.  Hundreds of people were killed and thousands lost their homes.

This Day in History: December 17

Estefani Gonzalez, Fall Editor

December 17, 2019

On December 17th, 1989 the cartoon family known as The Simpsons, debuted as their own solo show on FOX. They started off as shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show, a variety program on FOX. This makes it the thirty year anniversary! They also have a total of thirty-one seasons and six hundred and seventy-two episod...

This day in history: December 10, 2019

Alaina Haniff, Fall Author

December 10, 2019

On December 10th 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. He was awarded this because of his peaceful involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. King was the youngest to accept the award at the age of thirty-five. He was also only the second African American...

This Day in History – December 6

Adrianna Popovich, Fall Author

December 6, 2019

On December 6th, 1865, the 13th amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery. It states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This...

This day in history – December

December 4, 2019

On December 4, 1983, the first episode of the animated show Inspector Gadget aired on television. It’s the 27th anniversary now, and it ended on February 1, 1986.

This day in history – November 26th

Lila Ulmer, Fall Author

November 26, 2019

On November twenty-sixth, nineteen forty-one, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill into law that said the fourth Thurday in November would be Thanksgiving every year from then on. Two years prior, Roosevelt made a mistake and signed something that broke tradition, and Thanksgiving would be on November twenty-thi...

November 22, 2019

Brianna L., Fall Author

November 22, 2019

November 22 was the day that fifty six years ago, U.S president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated while in Dallas. He was in Dallas on November 22, 1963. At 11:53 a.m the Air Force One arrived at Dallas’ Love Field with with Kennedy and his wife along with the Texas Governor and his wife, ...

June 12th, 1994: Trial of O.J. Simpson

Angelica Rosario, Spring Editor

June 12, 2019

25 years ago today, a football star and actor O.J. Simpson was tried for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson (his second wife), and her friend Ronald Goldman. Both of their bodies were found outside of her house. Simpson, astonishing to most, was found not guilty after his 8 month trial. This was because...

What happened today

Yiseth Nunez, Spring Author

June 7, 2019

Today in 1913  Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Denali the highest point on the American continent at 20,320

June 6, 1944: D-Day

Angelica Rosario, Spring Editor

June 6, 2019

75 years ago on June 6th, Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower says yes to Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day which was the code name. The Allies invaded the coast of Normandy. In an article on D-Day, history.com editors say “British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50 mile...