Tue 4/30/2024 3:45 PM As we approach the last day of our first year of school at Columbus Classical Academy, it is tempting to reflect on all that we have achieved. After all, it has not been easy, and much,...
It turns out, April 30 has been a big day for America throughout its history. Five hundred thirty-two years ago today, Christopher Columbus received from Spain his commission of exploration, which led to his seafaring discovery of the land that...
Each new day further into Spring as the once winter-desolate campus comes back to life tunes my heart to the beauty of this work – verdant lush grasses, flowering trees, and perennials along with their sweet smells waft through the...
On April 29, 1813, 211 years ago, J.F. Hummel received the first U.S patent for rubber. While natural rubber—which comes from the rubber tree in the form of a sticky, milky white fluid called latex—had been used by ancient South...
Ninety-three years ago today, on April 26, 1931, baseball star Lou Gehrig hit a home run with a runner on base and two outs. His hit cleared the outfield fence, but then bounced back into the hands of the centerfielder...
Seventy-one years ago today, on April 25, 1953, the scientific journal Nature published a series of five articles on the double-helix structure of DNA, a discovery resulting from the work primarily of James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin. DNA is the...
On April 24, 1800, 224 years ago today, President John Adams signed legislation appropriating the sum of $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress…and for fitting up a suitable apartment for...
Three hundred and eighty-nine years ago today, on April 23, 1635, Boston Latin School was the first school founded in colonial America. It was initially funded by donations rather than tax dollars, and the first classes were held in the...
This evening, at sundown, Passover begins. Passover is the Jewish holiday for remembering the Israelite exodus from Egypt. The people of Israel had been slaves in Egypt for 430 years, before Moses gave Pharaoh the message from God that Pharaoh...
One hundred and twenty-six years ago today, April 19, 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held. It is the world’s oldest annual marathon, a race in which competitors run 26.2 miles through the streets of Boston. The marathon race is...
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