On #ThisDayInHistory in 1945, Soviet troops entered Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the complex of concentration camps – and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. #HolocaustRemembranceDay https://t.co/7NwDAGCmM2
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors…for beverage purposes,” was ratified on #ThisDayInHistory in 1919. https://t.co/4WX2VeZ3e1
A 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell known as the Liberty Bell rang out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. https://t.co/3l0IZTugXW
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary school accompanied by her mother and federal marshals and taunted by angry crowds. She instantly became a symbol for the civil rights movement & an icon for the cause of racial equalitOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary school accompanied by her mother and federal marshals and taunted by angry crowds. She instantly became a symbol for the civil rights movement & an icon for the cause of racial equality
It’s been a long and hot summer working inside and outside at Lowe’s, but I can say I ended my summer job with good vibes. Time to return to the classroom.
During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt attempted to relieve the dire economic situation with programs known as The New Deal. During this era, the U.S. government employed photographers who documented those affected by poverty through iconic images.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located in Camden, New Jersey.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 156,000 troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy's fiercely defended beaches in an operation that proved to be a critical turning point in WWII.
In the early hours in 1968 on #ThisDayInHistory, shortly after delivering a speech to celebrate his win in the California primary, Senator Robert Kennedy was shot outside the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel. He died the next day.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising came to an end as Nazi soldiers gained control of Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto, beginning the mass deportation of the ghetto’s remaining dwellers to the Majdanek and Treblinka extermination camp.
President Harry S. Truman officially opened the first White House bowling alley on #ThisDayInHistory in 1947. Truman did not use the alley much himself but supported a group of White House employees in forming a White House Bowling League in 1950.
In Warsaw, Poland, Nazi forces attempting to clear out the city’s Jewish ghetto were met by gunfire from Jewish resistance fighters, and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1943. https://t.co/hQ1OPBwOxk