What Happened in America Today?
May 2, 2023
On May 2, 2012, a pastel version of “The Scream” by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was sold for an astounding $119.9 million at a New York City auction, breaking the world record for the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. The previous record was held…
May 1st: The “Mission Accomplished” Speech and the Invasion of Iraq
May 1, 2023
On May 1, 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush made a historic speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of California, which would become known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech. In it, Bush declared that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” signaling a turning point in the…
April 30th: The United States Purchased The Louisiana Territory from France
April 28, 2023
The Louisiana Purchase, completed on April 30, 1803, was a monumental event in the early history of the United States. With the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, the size of the young nation more than doubled, laying the foundation for its westward expansion and future…
April 29th: The Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
April 28, 2023
Dachau concentration camp, the first of its kind, was established in March 1933, near Munich, Germany. Initially designed to hold political prisoners, the camp eventually evolved into a site for forced labor and the mass extermination of people deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime, including Jews, communists, and homosexuals. Over…
April 28th: U.S. President Richard Nixon Formally Authorizes American Combat Troops to Take Part in The Cambodian Campaign
April 28, 2023
The Cambodian campaign, which took place between April and July of 1970, marked a significant escalation in the Vietnam War. This campaign was authorized by U.S. President Richard Nixon, who formally ordered American combat troops to participate alongside South Vietnamese forces in an effort to eliminate North Vietnamese sanctuaries in…