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Senator William Alden “Watertight” Smith, who chaired the US investigations into the Titanic disaster, famously posed the question of why passengers were not able to take refuge in the ship’s watertight compartments.
Senator William Alden “Watertight” Smith, who chaired the US investigations into the Titanic disaster, famously posed the question of why passengers were not able to take refuge in the ship’s watertight compartments.
In 1946, Viola Davis, a Black Canadian, was asked to leave a movie theatre in Nova Scotia after she sat in a section designated for white people. She was then charged with tax evasion for the amount of one cent, which sparked the civil rights movement in Canada.
In 1946, Viola Davis, a Black Canadian, was asked to leave a movie theatre in Nova Scotia after she sat in a section designated for white people. She was then charged with tax evasion for the amount of one cent, which sparked the civil rights movement in Canada.
A total of 121 people witnessed the JFK assassination, and 51 of them thought the shots originated from the grassy knoll. A more in-depth investigation was conducted on 64 of the witnesses, and more than half of them indicated that the shots had come from the knoll.
A total of 121 people witnessed the JFK assassination, and 51 of them thought the shots originated from the grassy knoll. A more in-depth investigation was conducted on 64 of the witnesses, and more than half of them indicated that the shots had come from the knoll.
Research from the past indicates that from 1480 to 1913, female rulers in Europe were 27% more likely to initiate warfare than their male counterparts.
Research from the past indicates that from 1480 to 1913, female rulers in Europe were 27% more likely to initiate warfare than their male counterparts.
King Henry II granted a man named “Roland the Farter” a manor and 30 acres of land in exchange for him performing “one leap, one whistle, and one toot” for the monarch every Yuletide.