Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster. On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was returning from its 28th mission when, 16 minutes to touchdown, the shuttle incinerated and broke apart over Texas. Communication between the Columbia crew and Mission Control captures the last moments of the flight.
Women in ancient Egypt had a great many rights. They were not equal with men but they quite a lot of say over their lives. Women who broke the law faced the same penalties as men, and were expected to defend themselves in court just like men. Women did not have to marry in ancient Egypt. They could refuse an offer of marriage. But most women who married were about 12-14 years old. Women brought a dowry with them into the marriage. (A dowry is some type of wealth in land or cattle or goods.)
Women werenât allowed to vote until the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. In fact, it took womenâs rights activists at least 70 years to win this right. In early America, women werenât allowed the same rights as men. Married women could neither own property nor legally claim any money they might earn. They also lacked the right to vote. The womenâs rights movement to win the right to vote didnât organize itself as a national fight until 1848. When the American Civil War broke out, the movement lost some momentum. Womenâs rights reformers strongly objected to the 15th Amendment that would give black men the right to vote but no women irrespective of skin color. In 1869, Wyoming Territory decreed that all female residents aged 21 years and above could vote.