Tag: today in history
This Day in History
2019
More than 1.5 million students participated in climate change protests around the world as part of Fridays for Future, a movement started by Swedish...
This Day in History
2010
American director Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, for The Hurt Locker (2008).
1999
American director and writer...
This Day in History
2009
President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated by government soldiers, following years of unrest between Vieira and the military.
1999
British singer Dusty Springfield—who made...
This Day in History
2012
National debates about racism and racial profiling ensued after Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager returning from a convenience store in Sanford, Florida,...
This Day in History
2001 -- Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player...
