Time Capsule | June 14, 2020
The American Flag and its Day of Honor
Flag Day has its origins in the classroom as several teachers around the United States set aside a day to honor and learn about the history of the American flag. The father of the movement was Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher in Wisconsin. He arranged for his...
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Time Capsule | Memorial Day, 2020
General Logan’s National Day of Remembrance
Several cities and organizations claim to have started the Memorial Day holiday in the years following the American Civil War. Initially known as Decoration Day, communities gathered together to remember the soldiers who died fighting during those four years of...
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Time Capsule | May 8, 2020
A Look Back at VE Day, 75 Years Later
May 7, 1945, brought the long awaited news that the war in Europe had come to an end. After years of intense fighting across the continent, the German Reich finally surrendered and President Harry Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed the complete...
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Time Capsule | May 4, 2020
Remembering Kent State and Sandra Scheuer 50 Years Later
On April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced that the United States had invaded Cambodia, a move which expanded military action during the Vietnam War. In response to this, students on college campuses across the nation participated in anti-war protests. At...
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Time Capsule | April 22, 2020
Mahoning Valley Earth Day History
April 22, 1970 marked the first Earth Day as environmental advocates came together with the greater public to raise awareness about water and air pollution. Born from a number of social movements in the 1960s, specifically the student led anti-war movement, Senator...
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