Photo: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface, 20 July 1969; photo taken by Neil Armstrong. Credit: Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Wikimedia Commons.

1960s Facts: Fun, Interesting & Historical USA Trivia

By GenealogyBank on September 21, 2020

The 1960s saw some of the most iconic moments in modern history. Explore fun facts and interesting USA trivia with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: Elvis Presley in a publicity photo for the 1957 film "Jailhouse Rock," Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.; Wikimedia Commons.

1950s Fun Facts: Pop Culture & Historical USA Trivia

By GenealogyBank on September 15, 2020

No matter where you were or what you were doing, the 1950s certainly was an exciting time to be alive. Explore 1950s fun facts with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: allied military personnel in Paris celebrating V-J Day on 15 August 1945. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

1940s Facts: Historical Events & Pop Culture

By GenealogyBank on September 8, 2020

Dominated by World War II, the 1940s was one of the most important decades in American history. Explore fun facts with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: unemployed men standing in line outside a depression-era soup kitchen in Chicago, 1931. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

1930s Facts: Pop Culture & Historical Trivia

By GenealogyBank on August 27, 2020

The 1930s weren’t as decadent as the 1920s, but the time period was just as significant. Learn more today with GenealogyBank’s historical newspapers!.. (Read More)

Illustration: "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" by Russell Patterson, showing a fashionably dressed flapper in the 1920s. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

1920s Facts: Interesting & Important Historical Events

By GenealogyBank on August 24, 2020

For many people, the 1920s were an exciting time. After all, it wasn’t called the “Roaring Twenties” for nothing! Learn more today with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: "Silent Sentinels" begin a 2 1⁄2-year campaign in front of the White House for women's suffrage, 1917. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

100 Years Ago: The Tennessee Hero behind the Headlines of the 19th Amendment

By Jane Cook on August 18, 2020

To celebrate today being the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a key moment in the fight to give women voting rights... (Read More)

Photo: the Opha May Johnson monument, St. Paul’s Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., was unveiled on 29 August 2018. Credit: Lance Cpl. Paul Ochoa of U.S. Marines; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: First Woman Joined U.S. Marine Corps – in 1918!

By Tony Pettinato on August 13, 2020

An article about Opha Johnson, who became the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps when she joined the Marine Corps Reserve on 13 August 1918... (Read More)

Photo: "Winnie Mae," Wiley Post's Lockheed Vega airplane, when it was on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 29 January 2008. Credit: Jarek Tuszyński; Wikimedia Commons.

Wiley Post: First Solo Flight around the World, in 1933

By Tony Pettinato on July 22, 2020

An article about Wiley Post becoming the first person to fly solo around the world, on 22 July 1933... (Read More)

Photo: German actress Hedwig Reicher wearing costume of "Columbia" with other suffrage pageant participants standing in background in front of the Treasury Building, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Meet America the Goddess This Independence Day

By Jane Cook on July 2, 2020

In this article – to help celebrate the Fourth of July – Jane Hampton Cook writes about the figure of Columbia, long used as a symbol for America... (Read More)

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