Tabei Junko was a Japanese mountaineer who achieved the historic feat as part of a Japanese women’s expedition team. Beyond Mount Everest, she had a distinguished climbing career, completing ascents of many other challenging peaks around the world. She continued to be an advocate for environmental conservation and women’s participation in outdoor activities until her passing in 2016.
The uprising was a courageous act of resistance by Jewish inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazi German forces who were conducting mass deportations of Jews to the Treblinka extermination camp. It began on April 19, when Jewish fighters launched an armed resistance against the Nazi troops who were attempting to liquidate the ghetto. The Nazis responded with overwhelming force, including tanks and artillery and, on May 16, succeeded in suppressing the uprising. The remaining Jewish fighters were either killed or captured, and the ghetto was subsequently razed to the ground.
The first Oscars were held at a private dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were organized by the newly formed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to honor outstanding achievements in the film industry. During this inaugural event, winners were announced in 12 categories based on voting by the Academy members.
Joan of Arc, a young French peasant woman, claimed to have received divine visions instructing her to support Charles VII and help him claim the French throne. She subsequently played a significant role in the Hundred Years’ War between France and England in the 15th century. She was eventually captured by the English and put on trial for heresy and witchcraft. Despite her trial and execution in 1431, Joan of Arc became a symbol of French nationalism and a revered figure in history. Pope Benedict XV canonized her as a saint on May 16, 1920, and her feast day is celebrated every May 30.