In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set off on an audacious journey around the globe. Find out what made the expedition so dangerous—and why its leader did not survive.
On July 25, 1960, the "whites-only" Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, was finally integrated. Five months earlier, four Black college freshmen had sat down and refused to get up.
For centuries, the abandoned citadel remained a hidden secret, known solely to locals of the region, until American archaeologist Hiram Bingham stumbled upon it on July 24, 1911.
Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar for the first time on stage at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965. Dylan's foray out of acoustic folk and into electrified rock shocked the crowd, which responded with boos and jeers. But the performance has gone down as a pivotal juncture in the legendary troubadour's career, a moment when he proclaimed his artistic independence and one that helped usher in a new era of lyrics-driven rock ’n’ roll. Read more.
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