It was a warm September day in 1943 when Soledad Vidaurri walked her daughters, Alice and Virginia Vidaurri, and her brother’s children, Sylvia, Gonzalo Jr.,
It is 10 o’clock on a cool night in September 1966. The Hollywood sign shines like an artificial moon that presides over the horizon. A
& MATTHEW CASAREZ The year was 1971, and Robert Noyce had created what many were dreaming to do: an invention that would revolutionize technology. This
“That was the whole point of the segregation rules – it was all symbolic – blacks had to be behind whites.” – Claudette Colvin:
Private Felix E. Longoria from Three Rivers, Texas, was one of the soldiers who gave his life during World War II. Felix Longoria was drafted
On March 1, 1960, Francis Gary Powers departed from a U.S. airbase in Pakistan in a U-2 Spy Plane. His mission was to fly over
Chicano folklore author Americo Paredes just might be a patron saint of Mexican-American empowerment. Unhappy about how Mexican Americans were being treated and often tormented
It’s the beginning of a new era in cinematics and film production! Actors, producers, and executives make their way inside the majestic Rivoli Theater in
On April 20, 1962, Neil Armstrong, wearing a bulky and cumbersome space suit, sat in the ejection seat of a dart-shaped aircraft. Looking out the
The Sixties were filled with new fashions, great music, break-through technologies—and lots of protests. Some protests advocated for Civil Rights, while many sought to put
It was mid-morning on Friday, November 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy, along with his wife, the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Mr. John Connally,
The legendary anchorman Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was the voice of truth for millions of Americans. He dedicated his life to reporting all types of
Herbicidal warfare became popular when the United States Army decided to use it to weaken the enemy during the Vietnam War. Herbicides are chemicals that
German children cluster in small groups around the barbed wire fence, talking and chatting among themselves. As their anticipation grows, more and more children arrive,
Former First Class (FPFC) Robert M. Storeby was just like most men in the United States. He was proud of joining the army to contribute
Emmett Louis Till was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, which is situated in the northern part of the United States where racism and discrimination
There are very few individuals that are almost universally recognized by their first name. Elvis is one of those individuals whose fame is so great
Walt Disney is a cartoon genius and was capable of elevating cartoon shorts into full-blown movies. He had a vision, which was to create an
In the late-1940s, a boy who was living a normal life had his fate turned around when he went through several near death experiences. He
When you see someone in danger, do you react? Do you stand there and watch? Or do you step in and intervene? It’s a hard
—There were 58,000 cases already reported in the year of 1952, and the number quickly escalated. With no cure, no progress, and very little hope,
Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Use of Images It’s the summer of 1962. Off the coast of San Francisco
In any sport, there are rivalries where you cannot have one without the other, and one of the greatest rivalries in sports history is the
Katherine Johnson was approached by one of her friends during a wedding reception in West Virginia in 1953. Her friend mentioned that the Langley Research
Without a thought, he cashed in the fraudulent checks that he had been faking for years. As his only source of money, this is the
After breaking down the race-wall in sports, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson sought to create a more fulfilling role for himself in helping the
Stanley Martin Lieber loved storytelling growing up, as most of his childhood was spent reading works by Sir Arthur Doyle, Mark Twain, and William Shakespeare,
Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Crime” Elizabeth Short, widely known as The Black Dahlia,
January 1, 1950- “I think this will be an eventful year for me.”1 While passing through the Southwest United States, particularly Texas, one will probably
Early one Sunday morning on July 21, 1974, Mt. Zion First Baptist Church members awakened, not from the alarms of clocks set to be ready
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