There have been many famous dictators in this world, but few have managed to leave their mark in history as memorably as Julius Caesar did. On March 15th, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was gruesomely assassinated by “The Liberators.”
On March 5th, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The aim was to reveal the harsh reality of Soviet communism manifesting in the wake of the war, now that the Axis powers had been dissolved.
He’s been touted as the “Father of Science Fiction” and is the second most translated author of all time. Jules Verne, a French author who wrote more than 60 books, in addition to plays, short stories, and librettos, released one of his most famous works of art today in history, 150 years ago.
What if we told you that Columbus isn’t the only world explorer who deserves a holiday? This week in history marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook and his crew becoming the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle!
On February 25, 1948, Martin Luther King, Jr. was ordained a Baptist minister and became an assistant pastor at his father’s church in Atlanta, Georgia. As for how he helped organize the first African-American civil rights movement – you’ll have to keep reading and find out!
