A Brief History On January 4, 1972, the famous Old Bailey court in London England witnessed the first appointment of a female judge when Rose Heilbron was allowed to sit on the bench. This event raised the questions: Are women emotionally or hormonally fit to judge other people? Should they have life-altering decisions placed in their hands? These questions may seem silly now, but 40 years ago women still faced much discrimination for being the “weaker” sex. Digging Deeper If you are a regular reader History and Headlines, you are familiar with our frequent articles acknowledging and lauding the accomplishments of women. From their achievement of political…
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Dear Readers, The first full year of our site’s existence has come to an end. As you may have noticed, we recently changed our name to History and Headlines to reflect the direction our site has taken. It has been a successful year with much growth, development and learning. We would like to take this opportunity to summarize our Top 10 Lists and the Top 10 Articles as selected by your views. So, bookmark this compilation and come back whenever you have time to peruse through our most popular pieces at your leisure to catch up on whatever you may…
A Brief History On January 3, 1933, history was made in North Dakota when Minnie D. Craig became the Speaker of the State House of Representatives. As such, Craig became the first female speaker of any House of Representatives in the United States, an entire 74 years before Nancy Pelosi was selected for that position at the national level! Digging Deeper As Speaker during the time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, she had a difficult 2 years. An activist, she encouraged women to participate in the political process. In all, Craig served six consecutive sessions in the North Dakota state…
A Brief History On January 2, 2009, Maria de Jesus of Portugal died in her home at age 115. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in the world and the 20th oldest recorded person ever to live. Maria ate fish, but not meat, and never drank alcohol or smoked. Digging Deeper Every so often, you hear of a centenarian who drank and smoked every day of his or her life right up to the end, which was not the case with Maria. So what does the trick? Did Maria live so long due to her healthy diet and habits? …
A Brief History On January 1, 1902, Pasadena, California hosted the Rose Bowl, the first college football “bowl” ever. In case you have ever wondered why sportscasters refer to the Rose Bowl as “The Grandaddy of ‘em all,” this is why. It was the first and is still arguably the most prestigious college football bowl game. Digging Deeper Billed as a contest of East vs. West, the first Rose Bowl game was played between Michigan and Stanford, the representatives of the Big 10 and Pacific Coast Conferences. (The former PCC is now the Pac 12.) Traditionally, this annual championship game is…