Category: Human Interest
“Welfare Capitalism”
On this day in 1914, Henry Ford announces a revolutionary wage scale of $5 per day, and reduces shifts from nine to eight hours. Against…
Death of the People’s Dream at Wounded Knee
On this day in 1890, soldiers of the US Army’s 7th cavalry open fire on a band of the Lakota tribe at Wounded Knee Creek,…
The Christmas Truce
On this day in 1914, The Great War ceases at points along the lines of the western and eastern fronts as combatants partake of an…
Van Gogh’s Brilliance and Suffering
On this day in 1888, Vincent Van Gogh confronts roommate Paul Gauguin with a razor, then turns it on himself, cutting off part of his…
History Takes Flight at Kitty Hawk
On this day in 1903, the Wright Flyer becomes “the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard;” the true…
Solidarnosc!
On this day in 1990, trade-union activist, former political prisoner and shipyard electrician Lech Walesa is elected President of Poland. Defeating Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki…
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