Moments in Time – July 17, 2024
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On July 29, 1958, in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I, the U.S. Congress passed legislation establishing the National Aeronautics ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 10, 2024
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On July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. The song’s ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 3, 2024
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On July 15, 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, which was met with a negative outburst by many Unitarian theologians ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 26, 2024
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On July 8, 1918, Ernest Hemingway was working as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross while serving on the Italian front in World War I when he was struck by ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 12, 2024
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On June 24, 2005, actor Tom Cruise rattled and debated with interviewer Matt Lauer, host of NBC’s morning talk show “Today,” with his criticism of antidepressant ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 5, 2024
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On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old Dylann Roof joined members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., for a Bible study session before drawing a ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 29, 2024
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On June 10, 1692, Bridget Bishop became the first person executed for witchcraft during the notorious Salem witch trials, after a trial lasting eight days. She had already ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 22, 2024
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On June 3, 1943, a group of U.S. sailors marched through downtown Los Angeles with clubs and other weapons, attacking anyone wearing the “zoot suit” favored ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 14, 2024
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On May 27, 1831, trapper-explorer Jedediah Smith, who established the South Pass across the Rocky Mountains in modern western Wyoming as a well-known and heavily traveled ... Continue Reading →
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