1905 The Niagara Movement Plants New Seed In Ontario, Canada, W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter help found the Niagara Movement, the forerunner to the NAACP. The group holds its first public meeting at Storer College at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where abolitionist John Brown led a rebellion.

Frozen fan? Channel your inner Elsa at Niagara Falls State Park after a flurry of snow. Sure, it’s pretty darn cold, but there are benefits to braving the sub-zero temperatures – fewer tourists, for starters. The immense cascades look incredible surrounded by glittering ice – head to Prospect Point for prime views of the American Falls. If you have time, cross into Canada for an evening at the Winter Festival of Lights where you’ll get the best views of the illuminated falls from Nov to Feb.