The woman who witnessed the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. almost 50 years ago spoke for the first time about what she saw and heard then. Rhonda James said that she and her brother witnessed the murder in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, ...
The US Central Intelligence Agency has published several dozen maps, which were previously classified. The agency posted the documents on its flickr account. The maps are dated in different years, starting from 1941 and refer to many international processes of the second half of the XNUMXth century. In particular, the military and ...
The legendary Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman who escaped slavery and helped free thousands of other slaves before the Civil War of 1861-1865, may one day become the new face of the twenty dollar bill. More than 600 thousand people took part in the online voting entitled “Women on ...
February 13 is the Day of Reading to Your Child. From the entire range of literature, pick up what is most appropriate for your child's age. 1 The first school in the USA was founded. It was the Boston Latin Public School. 1635 In North Carolina in ...
Today in the United States celebrates the birthday of President Lincoln, as well as Georgia Day. 1 James Oglethorpe, an English general and philanthropist, landed alongside 1733 settlers on the shores of Savannah Bay. It was here that the city of Savannah was founded, and ...
The United States celebrates National Inventor's Day. It is dedicated to people whose talent serves progress in the same way as the talent of Thomas Alva Edison, born February 11, 1847. The most famous of the thousands of inventions he made were the phonograph, the incandescent lamp and the “kinetoscope”...
Umbrella day. The defeat of the famous chess player by the computer, Sharon Stone in the most important role in his life. Read this and much more in today's issue. 1 The US Congress has passed a law according to which all children born outside the country if ...
If you intend to go to the dentist today, keep in mind that it is better not to argue with the doctor, the truth will be on his side. It is February 9 that is considered the day of St. Apolonius - the patron saint of all dentists. Read an overview of historical events ...
Descendants of Russian tsars in the USA, love of a 36-year-old woman and a 14-year-old teenager. And also other, no less interesting facts from the history of the United States. So, some of the events that happened on February 6th. 1 Massachusetts became the sixth US state. He got his name ...
How many people lived in America at the beginning of the last century, and how shirts with a detachable collar appeared, you will find out in this review. And also many other interesting facts that happened on February 5th. To the delight of all initiates in the USA, and not only, in ...