July

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for very little in its location at the center of the Lesser Antilles, exploded into a vast plume of…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the capital of France, Augustin and Celestine De Gas welcomed a young boy on July 19, 1834 – their first child and, eventually, one of…

The American judicial system – an effective instrument for social change in the middle of the 20th century – would be forever changed thanks to a humble birth in Baltimore,…

Having successfully launched a company once already, Henry Ford opened a new factory on July 20, 1903 using $28,000 in cash from a dozen investors. At the end of the…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World defy modern understanding. Massive structures built by “primitive” technologies, one of the group – the Temple of Artemis in…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The years between the World Wars could arguably be called the most romanticized in American history. An era of contrasts – intense optimism and Great Depression,…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons One of the largest broadcasting companies in the world got its start with a handful of programs pushed out over the air in Mumbai on July…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons High in the Andes mountains, the Inca thrived for hundreds of years before the arrival of the Europeans. On July 24, 1911, Yale history lecturer Hiram…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Near the end of the Crusades, Asia Minor was awash in military conflict. Unable to reach Egypt due to a lack of supplies, Europeans instead ignored…

After nearly three decades of colonization, the West African nation of Liberia came into existence by declaring its sovereignty on July 26, 1847. Designed as a way to give African…