September 05 1698 Russia’s Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men. 1774 The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. 1836 The Republic of…
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This Day In History — Founding of the City of Angels
September 04 1781 The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. 1888 George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.…
View More This Day In History — Founding of the City of AngelsThis Day In History — Treaty of Paris is Signed
September 03 1189 Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey. 1658 Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England, died. 1783…
View More This Day In History — Treaty of Paris is SignedProviding Helping Hands During Hurricane Harvey
BY MARISSA CASTANOS Only 39 miles from Houston, a local hospital in Richmond, Texas, is taking in the animals who belong to the hospital’s patients…
View More Providing Helping Hands During Hurricane HarveyThis Day In History — London Burns
September 02 1666 The great fire of London broke out, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul’s Cathedral. 1789 The U.S. Treasury Department was…
View More This Day In History — London BurnsEventful Week for UAB
BY KADRAE SMITH This week has been an eventful one! The second week of classes proved to be a change of pace as teachers began…
View More Eventful Week for UABAnnual March 2 Main
BY MARISSA CASTANOS Late Thursday afternoon, students and staff gathered at the Memorial Union Patio on the quad to begin their march to main street.…
View More Annual March 2 MainThis Day In History — Titanic Wreckage is Found
September 01 1807 Former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason. 1923 A devastating earthquake struck the Japanese cities of Tokyo and…
View More This Day In History — Titanic Wreckage is FoundNorth Korea Launches Missile Over Japan
BY KRAIG PIERCE North Korea doubled down on their missile launches Monday morning. The rogue nation launched a missile over Japan, according to the Pentagon…
View More North Korea Launches Missile Over JapanThis Day In History — Princess Diana is Killed
August 31 1887 Thomas Edison received a patent for his “Kinetoscope,” and moving pictures were born. 1888 Mary Ann Nicholls, considered to be Jack the…
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