Browsing: July 24

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 24, 1814, British forces under Phineas Riall marched to the Niagara River to halt an American force from invading Canada. On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship only 265 feet long and 38 feet wide, rolled over while tied up at dock, killing 848 people, the greatest loss of life in any Great Lakes maritime disaster. On July…

A Brief History On July 24, 1980, a quartet of Australian swimmers took the Olympic Gold Medal in the Men’s Swimming 4 by 100-meter medley relay race, the only time an American team failed to win this particular event. Digging Deeper While the US has dominated this particular event, the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR, was plagued by politics and the US along with 65 other countries boycotted the games due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Australians, certainly among the greatest swimming nations, produced the “Quietly Confident Quartet,” a self-named crew consisting of Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Mark…

A Brief History Today, July 24, 2021, we celebrate Ancient History Day! Digging Deeper This playlist organized by Digital Hammurabi presents a collaborative project to bring hours of new historical content to YouTube! The preceding videos have covered just some aspects of Ancient History.  It is our hope that by watching these videos, you will feel motivated to learn more!  Question for students (and subscribers): Which video in the playlist did you find to be the most interesting?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article. As part of the YouTube Ancient History Day, a survey is also…

A Brief History On July 24, 2001, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha made history as the first monarch of a country to get elected to the top political government job, in this case, Prime Minister of Bulgaria.  Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, born in 1937, had previously reigned as the last Czar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946.  As a minor child while Czar (or Tsar if you prefer), he reigned as Simeon II, though with a regency appointed to actually make the royal decisions Digging Deeper Speaking of leadership trivia, there are only 2 surviving people that served as head of state during World War…

A Brief History On July 24, 2017, in New Delhi, The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, spoke at the launch of the online complaint system “Sexual Harassment e-Box” for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace.  Workplaces with toxic employees affect the office environment and upset the employees. Workplace toxicity is damaging to the company’s success and could either make or break your business. No matter how much time and effort you invest into your business to create a company culture mirroring the company values, a toxic employee could make it crumble to…