This Week in History

NOVA MCGILL Contributor The Stamp Act was one of the first major events that pushed the American colonies toward revolution. Passed by the British Parliament… Login to continue reading Login…

  NOVA MCGILL Contributor On March 1, 1910, a catastrophic avalanche took place near Wellington in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. It is one… Login to continue reading Login…

  NOVA MCGILL Contributor The inaugural running of the Daytona 500 occurred on February 22, 1959 at the newly constructed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona… Login to continue reading Login…

  NOVA MCGILL Contributor The teddy bear, one of the most loved toys in history, was named after an incident involving President Theodore Roosevelt in… Login to continue reading Login…

    NOVA MCGILL Contributor The first publishing of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) took place on February 1, 1884, when Oxford University Press released… Login to continue reading Login…

    NOVA MCGILL Contributor One of the most famous paintings in the world, “The Scream” by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, has been stolen more… Login to continue reading Login…

    NOVA MCGILL Contributor National Geographic began in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1888 as an endeavor for serious scholarship brought together by 33… Login to continue reading Login…

      NOVA MCGILL Contributor The landing of Captain James Cook in Hawai‘i was more than a marking on a map; it is a… Login to continue reading Login…

    NOVA MCGILL Contributor On January 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry made headlines with a striking report that revealed a direct connection… Login to continue reading Login…