Author: Morgan O’Brien

  • Death Club

    Death Club

    November 22, 1963, was a tragic day.

  • Matvey Kuzmin

    Matvey Kuzmin

    Matvey Kuzmin was an 83-year-old farmer that ensured that German troops were ambushed.

  • Document: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Document: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    An Act To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the…

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that profoundly impacted American society. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964, the act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It was a significant victory for…

  • Document: MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

    Document: MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

    I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.  Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as…

  • March On Washington

    March On Washington

    The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a historic event that took place on August 28, 1963. It was a massive civil rights demonstration that brought over 250,000 people to the nation’s capital to demand equal rights for all Americans. The March on Washington was organized by a…

  • How the Atom Bomb Worked

    How the Atom Bomb Worked

    The science behind the atomic bomb is complex and multifaceted, involving a range of disciplines, from physics to chemistry to engineering. At its core, the atomic bomb relies on the principles of nuclear fission, in which the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller nuclei, releasing a tremendous…

  • Lachhiman Gurung

    Lachhiman Gurung

    Lachhiman Gurung was a hero of the British Indian Army.

  • 33,300 Fall

    33,300 Fall

    Flight 367 crashed on January 26, 1972.

  • Mona Lisa Stolen

    Mona Lisa Stolen

    August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen.