On a rainy October 28, 1886, the United States its only queen: the Statue of Liberty. The Franco-American Union and the City of New York organized the dedication ceremonies, which aimed to honor the Statue’s creators and contributors, the people of France and the…
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On October 24, 1901, a wooden barrel four and a half feet tall bobbed up and down as it floated in the Niagra River, heading towards the Niagra Falls. Inside, celebrating her 63rd birthday, was a schoolteacher from Bay City, Michigan. She was preparing…
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The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange fell into near-panic on Monday, September 29, 2008, as word spread that the United States House of Representatives had voted down the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. By the close of the session, the Dow Jones…
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On September 29, 1939, American sports and broadcasting history was made as NBC aired the first televised American football game. This groundbreaking event occurred at Columbia University’s Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, where the Fordham University Rams took on the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets. While…
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