On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson enacted the National Park Service Organic Act, creating the National Park Service under the U.S. Department of the Interior. This agency was charged with preserving America’s natural and historical treasures, ensuring they remain untouched for the enjoyment of future generations.
Back in 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to conquer the English Channel, swimming from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in just under 22 hours.
In 1928, an expedition led by Richard E. Byrd embarked from Hoboken, New Jersey, setting sail on an ambitious journey to explore the icy reaches of Antarctica.
Paris, under Nazi occupation for four years during World War II, was liberated by Allied forces in 1944.
In 1948, the House Un-American Activities Committee held its first televised hearing, during which Alger Hiss, accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a communist and engaging in espionage, denied all charges. Hiss was later convicted of perjury and served five years in prison, though he consistently maintained his innocence until his death in 1996.
In 1981, the U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 made a close approach to Saturn, passing within 63,000 miles of the planet’s cloud cover. The spacecraft sent back groundbreaking images and data about the ringed planet.
Tragedy struck in 2001 when R&B singer Aaliyah and eight others were killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Aaliyah was just 22 years old.
Neil Armstrong, the legendary astronaut who commanded the Apollo 11 mission and became the first person to walk on the moon in July 1969, passed away in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2012 at the age of 82.
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, with winds of 130 mph, becoming the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. in over a decade. The storm unleashed nearly 52 inches of rain over five days, the heaviest tropical downpour ever recorded in the continental U.S.
In 2020, during a third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two people and wounded a third with an AR-15-style rifle. Rittenhouse, who claimed he acted in self-defense after being attacked while protecting businesses from protesters, was acquitted of all charges, including homicide.
Finally, in 2022, regulators approved California’s groundbreaking plan requiring all new cars, trucks, and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035.
Looking Back At January 8
Looking Back At January 8
President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.”
President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address
Black men in the District of Columbia were given the right to vote
Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil’s Congress
Looking Back At January 7
Looking Back At January 7
Galileo discovers 4 moons orbiting Jupiter
Marian Anderson becomes first Black American to sing at the Met
Vietnamese forces overthrow the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
Islamist terrorists kill 12 employees of Charlie Hebdo
Looking Back At January 6
Looking Back At January 6
President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined a goal of “Four Freedoms” for the world
Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection in which his supporters attacked Capitol Police
Looking Back At January 5
Excerpt: Looking Back At January 5
“Eisenhower proposed that the US would assist other countries in their resistence to Communist Aggression. Today, leaders from Eisenhower’s own political party support Russian aggression.”
Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge
Discovery of X-rays was reported
Nellie Tayloe Ross took office as America’s first female governor
The Eisenhower Doctrine was proposed
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