Today in History

Cory Aquino, the ‘Democracy Icon’, dies at 76

Former President Corazon C. Aquino, known as ‘Cory’ to millions of Filipinos, exhaled her last breath at 3:18 AM on August 01, 2009 (Saturday) at the Makati Medical Center, Philippines. She peacefully passed away of cardio-respiratory arrest secondary to colon cancer, which she battled for 16 months. The Icon of Democracy was 76 years old [...]

The Yellow Revolution

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the day the Filipino People collectively rose up as one nation to topple the authoritarian regime of the Marcoses. The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the Philippines that [...]

The Two Towers

Today marks the 6th year anniversary of the coordinated attack of the terrorist group Al Qaeda on the United States. On that morning, nineteen terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Each team of hijackers included a member who had undergone some pilot training. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners [...]