Category: Education
Martyrdom at Dawn
At dawn on this day in 1915, 49-year-old British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad in Brussels, Belgium. Before World War…
St. Vincent de Paul
On this day in 1660 St. Vincent de Paul, venerated in both the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, passes after a long and colorful life…
Fear, Loathing, and Raw Courage at Little Rock
On this day in 1957, under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock,…
The Smithsonian – an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
On this day in 1829, British scientist James Smithson dies childless in Italy at the age of 64, leaving behind a will with a peculiar…
Picasso’s Remarkable Legacy
On this day in 1901, upstart Pablo Picasso commands the first of countless showings of his work on Paris’ famous rue Lafitte, a street known…
The Simplicity of Title IX
On this day in 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, is…
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