What happened on this day in history: Bacon's Rebellion begins in 1676, J. Edgar Hoover becomes FBI director in 1924, and more important events that happened on May 10th.1676: Bacon’s Rebellion Begins Bacon’s Rebellion begins in Virginia. Raids against Native American tribes in the area caused Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley to issue declarations in hopes of securing peace between Native Americans and colonists. However, a young man named Nathaniel Bacon Jr. Read More...
What happened on this day in history: F. Scott Fitzgerald is born, federal troops arrive in Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate public schools, and more events from this date throughout history.1789: The U.S. Supreme Court Is Established President George Washington signs the Judiciary Act, establishing the federal court system, including the Supreme Court. According to Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has ultimate jurisdiction over all laws, particularly when there is a question of constitutionality. Read More...
After Walter Collins vanished in 1928, police made his mother take in an impostor of the boy — then forced her into a psychiatric ward when she insisted that the child wasn't her son.On March 10, 1928, nine-year-old Walter Collins asked his mother, Christine, for some money to see a movie. She handed him a dime and sent him on his way — but she never saw him again. Wikimedia CommonsWalter Collins was just nine years old when he vanished from the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Read More...
