Theme
Society & Movements
4 events in this theme.
A Car for the Multitude: The Ford Model T Goes on Sale
On 1 October 1908, the first production Ford Model T was offered for sale — the affordable, durable car that would put America on wheels and remake the modern factory.
Section for the Rest: Rosa Parks Refuses to Move
On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus. Her arrest sparked a 381-day boycott that launched the modern American civil rights movement.
I Have a Dream: The March on Washington
On 28 August 1963, some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech.
The Long Walk Ends: Nelson Mandela Is Released
On 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison after 27 years of imprisonment, a moment broadcast worldwide that opened the negotiated end of apartheid in South Africa.