🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Friday, January 2. Today we're looking at the fall of Granada, Tory Act, first modern air conditioner, National Maximum Speed Law, Yorkshire Ripper capture, and much more — a quick, sharp ride filled with captivating stories you won’t want to miss!
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🚀 Time Machine
-1492
The kingdom of Granada falls to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, and the Moors lose their last foothold in Spain.
-1570
The march of Tsar Ivan the Terrible to Novgorod begins.
-1776
The Continental Congress passes the "Tory Act," which outlines how colonies should treat Americans loyal to British rule and King George.
-1778
Georgia ratifies the US Constitution and becomes the fourth state in the modern United States.
-1843
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premiered in Dresden, Germany.
-1905
23 industrial unionists in Chicago issued the "Industrial Union Manifesto," calling for a June convention to establish the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
-1906
Willis Carrier gets a US patent for "Apparatus for Treating Air," the world's first modern air conditioner.
-1942
During World War II, 28 nations at war with the Axis powers pledged not to make separate peace deals.
-1947
Mahatma Gandhi starts a peace march in East Bengal.
-1974
President Richard Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act, setting a new national speed limit.
-1981
British police finally capture the Yorkshire Ripper, ending one of the largest manhunts in history.
📸 Snapshot
Lionel Walter Rothschild drives his zebra-drawn carriage through London in 1894.
🗨️ Final Words
“All compounded things are subject to vanish. Strive with earnestness.”