Legislative Victory for Women
The Albany legislature ejects petitions for women's suffrage. Within a month, the legislature amends two laws strengthening a woman's right to keep her own earnings and giving her a measure of control over the custody of her children.
Watson the Robot: Landslide Victory
Watson, a computer, has a landslide victory over two Jeopardy contestants. The machine appeared to have the ability to understand all the
Swiss Victory and National Pride
In 1315 the Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden defeated Duke Leopold of Austria at the Battle of Morgarten, thus forming Europe's first federal state with a democratic constitution. Two symbols of national pride include the Swiss flag and Rutli Meado...
Franco Announces Victory in Spain
Franco announces his victory. Casado and Miaja escape from Madrid. Besteiroi stays and later dies in prison. The Spanish refugees along the French
Victory in Europe: Allied Strategy
of Allied troops to defeat Japan. As the Allies mobilized in 1942 the Nazi war machine marched on. The Allies scored an important victory by
Catholic Church Claims Victory Over Jews
, the Church claims victory, a signal to once again campaign against the Jews.
Death: Eisenstein's Final Victory
Why wasn't Eisenstein purged? He was internationally known and was the face of Soviet culture, yet he never filmed the revised version of "Ivan." On February 11, 1948, Eisenstein suffers a heart attack and dies. "Ivan" is ne...
Victory in Europe: Allies Turn the Tide
American and British troops drove German General Rommel out of Africa. The Soviet Union held off the Germans at Stalingrad and began a steady march toward Berlin. By the summer of 1943 Allied warplanes were bombing German cities. When Allied forces ...