#OnThisDay in #History 1956 : The Gold Coast / Ghana becomes the first black African nation to be granted independence from Britain.

#OnThisDay in #History 1888: Crouching start 1st used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale.

#OnThisDay in #History 1607: English colonists land near the James River in Virginia, establishing the Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Work now accepting submissions for the 2020 edition! #UTSA #UndergraduateResearch #JURSW #CallforPapers

Today, #MuseumWeek showcases #climateMW! As settlers arrived in Texas and established homesteads dominated by work and subsistence living, pioneer families took to their gardens and tamed the great wildflowers of Texas. Check out these beautiful shots of the beds at #ITC!

#OnThisDay in #History 1928: The first Mickey Mouse film is screened. The 6-minute film “Plane Crazy” directed by Walt Disney shows Mickey trying to fly an airplane in reference to Charles Lindbergh. youtu.be/kCZPzHg0h80

Roadrunners, We wish we were with you at this moment, marching into the Alamodome in our regalia, and applauding your work. We appreciate you, we miss you, and we are so proud of you! Enjoy this moment. Our tribute to you: tribute.co/utsa-graduatin… Congrats!

#OnThisDay in #History 1568: English Queen Elizabeth I arrests Mary, Queen of Scots. The Scottish queen was found guilty of treason, but Elizabeth resisted signing Mary’s death warrant and then delayed carrying it out until her courtiers finally did so without her knowledge.

#OnThisDay in #History 1862: US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for the settlement of the American West, totaling 80 million acres by 1900.

New course opportunity for Fall 2020: HIS 2573.001- Intro to African Civilization- CRN 19336 Taught by: Dr. Rhonda Gonzales Format: Internet We’re thrilled to be offering this course for the first time in three years! Register quickly, as there are only 60 seats available.

#OnThisDay in #History 1989: Thousands die in the Tiananmen Square Massacre Chinese troops with tanks and armored cars stormed Tiananmen Square killing hundreds of protesters when firing into the crowd indiscriminately and arresting thousands of pro democracy protesters.

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#OnThisDay in #History 1144: Basilica of St. Denis is dedicated near Paris, the first fully Gothic church

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#OnThisDay in #History 1931: Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen are indicted on 5,000 separate counts of violations of prohibition and tax evasion.

Dr. Crystal Webster (@Crystallynnweb) has published a new article with the The Washington Post! UT San Antonio washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…