On this day in history, July 26th, in 1990, the American Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. ADA regulations provide civil right protections with physical and mental disabilities.  Everyday Americans see the impact of ADA regulations in that all public buildings must have handicap accessible bathrooms, ramp access and…

On this day in history, July 25th, 1978, Louise Joy Brown was born in England. She was the first child born who was conceived using in vitro fertilization, IVF.  Lauded by many at the time as a breakthrough medical procedure to allow childless couples to conceive, the IVF procedure also…

On this day in history, July 24th in 1998, the film “Saving Private Ryan” premiered in theaters. Immediately, it was a critical and commercial success and went on to win five Academy Awards and was named by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best films of all…

On this day in history, July 23rd, in 1829, the first patent for a typographer, the prototype to the typewriter was issued to William Austin Burt.  The typographer enabled an individual person to type a document: a completely new approach to the typed word! Prior to the typograph, all printed…

On this day in history, July 22nd, 2013, Prince George Alexander Louis, the first child of Prince William and Princess Catherine of Great Britain was born in London. Prince George became third in line to the British throne after his grandfather, the current King Charles III, and his father.  In…

On this day in history, July 21st, 2007, the final book of the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, was released to millions of readers who anxiously awaited the conclusion to see how Harry Potter would bring good and defeat Lord Voldemort.  The final book brought the final showdown.…

On this day in history, June 20th in 1969, the United States Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong said as he walked on that moon that it was “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”  The Apollo mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in…

On this day in history, July 19th in 1324, the Mali Emperor, Mansa Musa arrived with his entourage in Cairo, Egypt—a journey of 2,700 miles—an incredible feat of history given this took place seven centuries ago.  Mansa Musa is thought to be one of the wealthiest rulers in history, if…

On this day in history, July 18th in 1976, Nadia Comaneci scored the first score of 10 in Olympic history.  Comaneci, just fourteen years-old at the time, from Romania received her perfect score on the compulsory round of the gymnastic uneven bar competition in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. (Video

On this day in history, July 17th, 1998, the United Nations established the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) to prosecute individuals, organizations and nations found to commit crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide.  The institution of a permanent court directed by the United Nations was sought by smaller member nations…