Today in History

1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is signed into law The law banned discrimination based on disability. 1965 Independence of Maldives The Indian Ocean Island nation gained independence after 78 years of British rule. 1963 Syncom 2, the world’s first…

Today in History 2007 India gets its first female president Pratibha Patil, a politician stayed in office as the head of state of the South Asian country for 5 years. 1984 Svetlana Savitskaya Becomes the First Woman to Walk in Space The…

2007 Argentina Elects its First Female President Former First Lady of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the elections with over 45% of all votes cast. She was re-elected to the office again in 2011, this time with over 50% of the…

1682 City of Philadelphia Founded The historical city in the State of Pennsylvania was founded by English entrepreneur, William Penn. Penn received the land as a payment to fulfill a debt that King Charles II owed to Penn’s father. Philadelphia is the…

2001 Patriot Act Comes into Effect in the US Signed into law by President George W. Bush as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the act is formally known as Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to…