PinnedWilliam Saint ValinMidformAt Times, I Haven’t got a Clue of What’s Going OnA spectacularly unplanned journeyJul 24, 20231Jul 24, 20231
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William Saint ValinTimeLineHow humans helped the passenger pigeon find their unnatural destiny — extinctionOn September 1, 1914, one of the most abundant bird species in North America went extinct. On that day, the last known passenger pigeon, a…Sep 18Sep 18
William Saint ValinTimeLineViking 2 Spacecraft Lands on MarsSeptember 3, 1976, marked an important achievement in space exploration.NASA’s Viking 2 spacecraft touched down on the surface of Mars…Sep 4Sep 4
William Saint ValinTimeLineFrom a Small Farming Village to Alpha City — Los Angeles Humble BeginningOn September 4, 1781, settlers, known as “Los Pobladores,” decided to lay down roots in what would eventually become Los Angeles, a city…Sep 4Sep 4
William Saint ValinTimeLine1877 was the year the human voice was first capturedWith his invention of the phonograph, Edison opened the door to a future filled with recorded music, spoken word, and the captured voices…Aug 31Aug 31
William Saint ValinTimeLineAmericas other civil war that was actually fought over the issue of slaveryLong before the 1861 civil war, battle lines were already drawn, and the issue of slavery ignited a mini-civil war in the 1850s.Aug 29Aug 29
William Saint ValinTimeLineFreedom’s false alarm — the largest slave rebellion that never happenedThe myth about the content slave would have you believe that the conditions they were living under were ideal, but nothing is further from…Aug 26Aug 26
William Saint ValinTimeLineHow granting women the right to vote did not ‘Ruined’ societyThe amendment that gave misogynistic men the middle finger. A century ago, the idea of women voting was seen as radicalAug 26Aug 26
William Saint ValinTimeLineThe Birth of the Republican PartyThe Proposal that Led to the Creation of the Republican PartyAug 8Aug 8