-
Witness to History: 1972
On this day in 1972, President Richard Nixon became the first US President to visit China. This weeklong visit normalized relations between the countries....
-
Witness to History: 2011
This month in 2011, writer and activist Maya Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. In that same year,...
-
Witness to History: 2002
This week in 2002, the 19th Olympic Winter Games began in Salt Lake City, Utah. The United States won 34 medals during these Games....
-
Witness to History: 1963
This month in 1963, an oil spill from the Honeymead Products Company sent millions of gallons of soybean oil into Mankato streets and the...
-
Witness to History: 1997
This week in 1997 Hale-Bopp, the most viewed comet of the 20th century, crossed Mars’ orbit en route to its closest proximity to Earth...
-
Witness to History: 1945
This week in 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term in office. In 1945, Attorney Henry M. Gallagher...