July 18, 2013: Detroit Goes Bankrupt

On July 18, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, marking the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. The filing was submitted by Kevyn Orr, the city’s state-appointed emergency manager, to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of…

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July 14, 1960: Jane Goodall Sets Up Camp

On July 14, 1960, a 26-year-old British woman named Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania), launching what would become one of the most significant and enduring studies of animal behavior in history. With no formal scientific training…

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July 11, 1960: Atticus Finch Is Born

On July 11, 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s first and, for many years, only novel, was published in the United States. Instantly capturing the American consciousness, the book quickly rose to prominence, resonating deeply amid the turbulent civil rights era. Set in…

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