An article about Sandra Day O’Connor being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on 21 September 1981... (Read More)
An article about “The Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King on 20 September 1973... (Read More)
An article about Margaret Chase Smith becoming the first woman elected to both the U.S. House and Senate in her career... (Read More)
An article about the astonishing accident of Phineas P. Gage in 1848, who had an iron bar blasted through his head – and lived!.. (Read More)
An article about the debut of the TV show “Star Trek” 50 years ago, on 8 September 1966... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the holiday we’re about to celebrate: Labor Day. .. (Read More)
An article about the extinction of the passenger pigeon when the last of its kind, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo on 1 September 1914... (Read More)
An article about pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to fly nonstop across the U.S. on 24-25 August 1932... (Read More)
An article about passage of the 19th Amendment on 18 August 1920, giving women the right to vote in the United States... (Read More)
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