Profile America: Historic Deluge
One of the worst calamities to hit the U.S. happened on this date in 1889 — the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood.
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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.
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.
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.
Profile America Veterinary Medicine
The first state sponsored veterinary school in the U.S. opened on this date in 1879 at Iowa State College.
Profile America: Source Notes
Spam, the unsolicited email message, debuted this month in 1978, and the World Wide Web has spread its infamy everywhere.
Profile America: The Stock Exchange Is Born
The New York Stock Exchange started this week in 1792, as some two dozen merchants and brokers established an organized approach to their buying and selling.
Profile America: Brown v. Board of Education
On this date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most historic decisions in Brown v. Board of Education thus changing the social landscape of the nation.
Profile America: Beginning The Spinning
The first disc-type phonograph record was demonstrated publicly on this date in 1888.
Profile America: National Salad Month
May is National Salad Month.
Profile America: Youngest Mother
On this date in 1939, a most unusual childbearing event in medical history occurred in Lima, Peru.
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