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Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 24. In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is opened to the public. This New York icon was the first bridge to be constructed over the East River, which prior to that had to be crossed by ferry. It didn't come without a price though, as dozens of deaths were attributed to its construction. Its original architect, John Roebling, was one of them when he dies of tetanus. The burden of […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 23. In 1701, Captain William Kidd is executed by hanging for piracy and murder in Essex, UK. It is said that he has left behind buried treasure during his travels, which continues to be hunted to this day. In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany (or West Germany) is formed as Cold War hostilities between the Soviet Union and western Europe intensify. At this time, Germany was a nation […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 22. In 1859, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born. He was the creator of the famous fiction detective Sherlock Homes. In 1939, the Pact of Steel is signed, forming an alliance between Germany and Italy. Japan would join later during World War II.
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 21. In 1881, notable American nurse Clara Barton establishes the American Red Cross, a non-profit organization centered around providing medical assistance and disaster relief. Over its near 150-year history, it has helped spearhead humanitarian efforts in the aftermaths of World War I, the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak, Hurricane Katrina, among other events. In 1901, the State of Connecticut enacts the country's first speed-limit law. This was during the dawn […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 20. In 1862, the Homestead Act is signed by 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The act allowed any adult citizen over the age of 21 to claim an upwards of 160 acres of surveyed government land. Conditions included the promise to live on and "improve" the land over a five-year period, and the payment of $1.25 per acre. Prospects must also never have "borne arms against the U.S. government". […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 19. In 1536, Anne Boleyn is beheaded for treason related to the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth. The second wife of King Henry VIII, she was tried for charges related to conspiring against him. This was during his push to father a male heir to the throne. After several miscarriages and the birth of a daughter instead of a son, Henry VIII accused Boleyn of witchcraft. She was later […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 18. In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of John Howard Ferguson in Plessy v. Ferguson, marking "separate but equal" laws constitutional. The plaintiff, Homer A. Plessy, was charged with violating the State of Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890, where he knowingly boarded a whites-only train car. He later sued Ferguson, who was the judge presiding over his criminal case. The Supreme Court issued a 7-1 […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 17. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decides in a landmark ruling that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. The case stemmed from a girl named Linda Brown, who was denied admission to an elementary school in Topeka, KS, based on the color of her skin. This decision later helped segregationist policies to be repealed in later laws during the Civil Rights Movement […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, May 16. In 1918, the U.S. Congress passes the Sedition Act, which essentially criminalized anti-war activism and public dissent against the government. This was one year after the U.S. got involved in World War I, which was once promised to never happen. Those found guilty were either fined a maximum of $10,000, or were sentenced to an upwards of 20 years in prison. Most of the elements enshrined were in […]
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