Profile America: Economic Indices
On this date in 1933, the U.S. went off the gold standard, making the dollar a floating currency on the world market.
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”IT’S NOT THE COVER, IT’S THE CONTENT!”
Some of our books have beautiful covers, but the content is raggedy. But it’s not the outside cover that will count; it’s the content…
Profile America: Patently Precocious
Robert Patch submitted his application and drawings in 1962, and on this date in 1963, at age 6, he was granted a toy patent.
Profile America: Sugar Rush
There are more than 56,000 Americans employed in manufacturing sweets and treats.
Profile America: The First Public Phone Booth
The first public phone booth was installed on this date in 1880 in New Haven, Connecticut, just four years after the telephone was invented.
Profile America: Historic Deluge
One of the worst calamities to hit the U.S. happened on this date in 1889 — the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood.
Profile America: Memorial Day
The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30 in 1868.
Profile America: A Measure of Devotion
On this date 12 years ago, the dedication ceremony for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. was held.
Matters of Faith: The Devil Made Me Do It
Flip Wilson, an African-American comic, played a character named Geraldine, who coined the phrase that was widely used throughout America, “The Devil made me do it!”
Profile America: The First Car Accident
The first recorded automobile accident involving two vehicles occurred on this date in 1896 in New York City.
May Is Older Americans Month
Older Americans Month continues to be a time to celebrate those 65 and older through ceremonies, events and public recognition.
Profile America: First Public School
The first public high school in the U.S., the English Classical School, was founded this month in 1820.
Op-Ed: Mayoral Control Over the New York City Department of Education
By Shamona Kirkland, Parent Organizer for Families for Excellent Schools Over the past several weeks, Mayor de Blasio has argued that he deserves a long-term renewal of control over the city’s schools. While that broader debate rages on, there’s […]
Profile America: Prints Among Men
The first criminal case in the U.S. in which fingerprint evidence alone won conviction occurred this month in New York City in 1911.
Profile America: The First Web
Today marks the 172nd birthday of the World Wide Web. Only it was electro-mechanical, not digital.
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