What Happened in America Today?
June 29, 2023
On June 29, 1956, a monumental stride in American transportation history was made when U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 into law, officially establishing the United States Interstate Highway System. This vast network of highways was designed to seamlessly connect the nation, bolster…
June 28th: The Stonewall Riots- The Spark that Ignited the Gay Rights Movement
June 28, 2023
On the early morning of June 28, 1969, a pivotal moment in the history of the gay rights movement unfolded as the Stonewall riots erupted in New York City. The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located in Greenwich Village, became the epicenter of a spontaneous uprising against long standing police…
June 27th: The Launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
June 27, 2023
On June 27, 2013, NASA embarked on a pioneering mission to unravel the secrets of the Sun by launching the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) space probe. IRIS was designed to study the Sun’s atmosphere, or corona, with a focus on a complex region known as the interface region. This…
June 26th: The Federal Credit Union Act of 1934
June 26, 2023
The history of credit unions in the United States took a monumental turn on June 26, 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act into law. This landmark legislation laid the groundwork for the establishment and operation of credit unions, enabling people from various walks of…
June 24th: The Champlain Towers South Collapse
June 23, 2023
On June 24, 2021, a disaster struck in the small town of Surfside, Florida, that shocked the nation and the world. In the early morning hours, the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building, suffered a sudden and catastrophic partial collapse. The calamity resulted in the tragic loss of 98…