It was on this date, 23 November, in 1964 that Cal Tjader completed the recording of his most successful album, ‘Soul Sauce’. Its title track, a Dizzy Gillespie cover Tjader had been toying with for …
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Occupy NY
On 15 November, in 2011, New York City police removed those who had been camping in Zuccotti Park since September 17th of that year. The so-called ‘occupation’ protesting income inequality made news around the world. At …
Never Too Old to Learn
We are used to classrooms full of young students, but how about classrooms with both students and University Staff filling in the seats. That is what happened on 7 November when the Campus Workers Collective …
Price on her Head
2 November marks the day in 1979 that African-American activist Assata Shakur escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey. Shakur, a New York City native, earned her GED and attended the …
Mob Rule
It was on 31 October, that Nikolay Bauman, a Russian revolutionary, was attacked and killed by a mob in 1905. Bauman, born in Russia in 1873 to a family of German descent, was trained as …
The Speech
It was on 27 October, 1964, that Ronald Reagan, viewed by many at that point as a semi-washed up ‘B-Movie’ actor, delivered a nationally televised political address that changed his career. Reagan’s speech, titled, “A …
Due the First of the Month
It was on 18 October, 2010 that the voters of New York witnessed one of the most memorable televised Gubernatorial debates ever. In an unusual turn, the debate featured not only the nominees of the …
Albania Enters the Modern World
16 October will mark the birth of Enver Hoxha in 1908. Hoxha would serve as First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor from 1944 until his death in 1985. Studying in various schools in …
October Congress Meeting
The October Congress meeting provided an interesting opportunity for dialogue as it featured both Chancellor Rebecca Blank who addressed a number of issues, and Vice Provost Patrick Sims who encouraged University Staff to participate in …
Sign Here
8 October marks the death of Revolutionary American Patriot, John Hancock in 1793. Hancock, a prominent Boston merchant, and one of the wealthiest men in the thirteen colonies, was a generous benefactor to those advocating …