Julius Rosenberg was born on May 12, 1918, in New York. He graduated from the City College of New York with a degree in electrical engineering in 1939 and in 1940 joined the Army Signal Corps where he worked on
radar equipment. He became a leader in the Young Communist League, where he met Ethel in [...]
In 2006, a journalist recalled: “Elvis Presley had [in 1977] become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former self… he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated concerts.” In Alexandria, Louisiana, the singer was on stage for less than an hour and “was impossible to understand.” In Baton Rouge, Presley failed to [...]
Richard Nixon had been elected President in 1968, promising to end the Vietnam War. In November 1969, the My Lai Massacre was exposed, prompting widespread outrage around the world and leading to increased public opposition to the war. In addition, the following month saw the first draft lottery instituted since World War II. The war [...]
Put a man into earth orbit, watch how he reacts to the environment of space, and then return him safely to earth – these were the objectives of the Mercury Project’s Friendship 7 mission. These are rather simple objectives today but they were far from simple in 1962. The USSR at the time was well [...]
The White Star Line mega-ship, Titanic, on her maiden voyage, struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM on Sunday, April 14, 1912. Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes later she sank, carrying with her the lives of 1517 passengers and crew.
