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This Week in History:

November 13, 2024

11/04: 1916: Walter Cronkite “The Most Trusted Man in America” is born. 1922: The entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb is discovered in Egypt. 1960:…

Student Interns with Senator Chris Murphy

October 2, 2024

This past summer, senior Ciara Smith, a history major at Sacred Heart University, worked as aCongressional Intern in the office of U.S. Senator Chris…

Will the Next Supreme Court Justice Make History?

February 9, 2022

According to the Associated Press, on Jan. 27, it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Biden his first…

The New Roaring Twenties

April 28, 2021

Could history be repeating itself once again? Welcome to the new roaring twenties. The “roaring twenties” often refers to the 1920’s, the decade following…

Remembering The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

March 31, 2021

On March 24, The Human Journey Colloquia Series presented “Remembering The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York.” Sacred Heart University students and staff…

To Fight by Remembering

March 27, 2019

BY ERIN COONEY Staff Reporter 2019 marks 99 years since the establishment of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in…