#Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Although it had been one hundred years since the Civil War, there was still massive unrest in the Southern part of the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of several in an attempt to help African Americans achieve the same success as their white counterparts. Tom Woods has more interesting political science facts on the act and the fall out on his blog.

#First_Political_Debate
When did political science become such a dog and pony show? It was probably long before the United States was ever conceived but one of the landmarks could certainly be September 26, 1960 or when the first televised presidential debate was held. Watch as then Senator John F. Kennedy takes on incumbent President Nixon who actually turns down opportunities to refute points made by the opposition.

#Women's_Vote
Women’s Vote
Soon the entire country will be casting their vote in the next presidential election, but it won’t even be 100 years since we were all able to do so. Over 100 years after it was founded, women were still denied the right to vote at the federal level by the government despite mass protests. It wasn’t until Congress voted on the measure in 1920 which granted the “right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” In another interesting political fact, the vote was so close it all came down to a critical juncture in the Tennessee capitol.

#Leonardo_da_Vinci_Paints_The_Last_Supper
The now infamous painting features Jesus and all of his disciples eating dinner the night before he is sentenced to death. The painting was done in 1498 as part of the maestro’s work for Ludovico il Moro and for the Dominican Monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie. This was an important moment in political history because it marked the first work of The Renaissance, which would reignite man’s desire to learn and grow

#[195]
The word “politics” first appeared in English around 1460 as the title of a book by Aristotle.