This week in history
By Abigail Major, Staff Writer Home: April 16, 2012: No book received the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. This was the eleventh time in Pulitzer’s history that there was no winner in the fiction category. The last time such an event occurred was in 1977. April 17, 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion begins. A group of Cuban exiles, trained and funded by the United States g o v e r n m e n t ’ s C I A , at tempt to over throw the government of...
This week in history
By Abigail Major, Staff Writer HOME: April 9, 1963: Winston Churchill becomes an honorary U.S. citizen. Of the eight that have been awarded this distinction, Churchill and Mother Teresa are the only two who were given this title during their lifetime. April 10, 1953: The House of Wax, which starred Vincent Price, premieres at New York’s paramount Theater. This was the first color 3-D movie which was produced by an American production...
This week in history
By Abigail Major, Contributing Writer AT HOME: February 19, 1942: Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 which authorized the relocation of persons that were deemed a threat to national security, to places more inland. This eventually resulted in the movement of over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry. February 20, 1962: John Glenn went aboard the Friendship 7, departing from Cape Cavernal Air Force Station. Glenn became...
This week in history
By Abigail Major, Staff Writer This Week in History: HOME: February 26, 1919-1929: The Grand Canyon National Park was established in 1919 and the Grand Tetons was established in 1929. February 27, 1980: Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” was given the first and last Grammy for Best Disco Recording. February 28, 1983: Final episode of M*A*S*H airs. The show went on for 11 seasons. March 1, 1932: The Lindbergh baby is kidnapped from the...
