1982
On April 19th, NASA announced this person as the first female astronaut, spending over 343 hours in space.
Sally Ride
in 206 BC, China officially became open to world trade via this famous "road".
The Silk Road
"Get Out" earned this director the first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay awarded to a Black director
Jordan Peele
This Arizona national park was officially designated on this day in 1919.
The Grand Canyon
On June 21st of 1982, John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of this US president.
Ronald Reagan
This Greek philosopher developed the "Theory of Forms", in which there are two kinds of things: the apparent world of material objects and the unchanging and unseen world of Forms.
Plato
This long jumper and sprinter won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Jesse Owens
On this day in 1815, Napolean escaped from exile on this Mediterranean island.
Elba
"Let them hate (me) so long as they fear (me)"
Roman Emperor, Caligula
This album, released November 30th, 1982, sold an estimated 70 million copies worldwide
Thriller by Michael Jackson
This rebellion was lead against the Seleucid Empire against Hellenistic influence on Jewish life from 167-160 BCE.
Maccabean Revolt
This movement of the 1920s celebrated Black art, music, and literature in Harlem.
The Harlem Renaissance
While the US had not entered the first world war yet, this message (that President Wilson learned about on this day in 1917) was a crucial part in the entry of the US into the war.
The Zimmerman Telegram
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
Emilio Zapata
Germany loses to this country in the FIFA World Cup this year, formerly they were allies in a famous war.
Italy
This ancient war was fought in ancient India between the Mauryan Empire and Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom.
Kalinga War
During the spring of 1961, activists from the Congress of Racial Equality launched this type of protest to challenge segregation on interstate buses.
Freedom Rides.
This famous designer founded his company on this day in 1829, naming it after himself.
Levi Strauss
"Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown grey but almost blind in the service for my country."
George Washington
The man of the year is rewarded not to a human, but to a...
Computer
In 301, this country was the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
Armenia
Madame CJ Walker was the first African American self-made billionaire, most of her profit coming from...
cosmetics.
This political scandal involved Ronald Reagan, Iran, and arms trafficking between 1981 and 1986.
Iran-Contra affair
"I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man."
Che Guevara