This Day In History
- Activism
- 1871 WEith her father the emperor abroad, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, signed a new anti-slavery act, passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The Law of Free Birth, as it was called, freed all children born of slaves after that date.
- Aviation and Aeronautics
- 1933 Lotfia Al Nadi becomes Egypt's first licensed female pilot.
- Law
- 2018 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. They confirmed his appointment to the Supreme Court anyway.
- Writing
- 1962 Rachel Carson's acclaimed work Silent Spring was first published. Originally serialized in The New Yorker magazine, the book shed light on the damage that man-made pesticides inflict on the environment.
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