5 moments from 1895 to 2020: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
5 moments
1895
Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 br)
1907
More than 3,000 women walked through London's wet, muddy streets to ask for the right to vote. It was the largest march for women's votes Britain had seen.
Wikipedia: Mud March (suffragists)
Photo: Adam Cuerden / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1964
About 73 million Americans watched the band's first live TV appearance in the United States, one of the biggest audiences in TV history at the time.
Wikipedia: The BeatlesWikipedia: The Ed Sullivan Show
Photo: Creator:Maurice Carnes LaClaire / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1971
The great pitcher became the first player from the Negro leagues to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, years after segregation had kept him out of the major leagues.
Wikipedia: Satchel PaigeWikipedia: Negro league baseball
Photo: Los Angeles Times / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
2020
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu took the Four Continents title. With it, he had won every major junior and senior event in the sport, a first for a man.
Photo: David W. Carmichael / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.
