18 May marks the birth of Nicaraguan nationalist, Augusto Sandino, in 1895. From 1927 to 1933, Sandino led a rebellion against US Military occupation of his country. Sandino was the illegitimate child of a wealthy …
Linda Thao
Attention MOVE… this is America
13 May, 1985, proved to be one of the most disastrous days in the history of the City of Philadelphia. MOVE, which was not an acronym, was a group whose philosophy was a peculiar mixture …
On Wisconsin
On 28 April 1938, Wisconsin Governor Philip LaFollette, son of legendary Wisconsin Governor Robert LaFollette and brother of Senator Robert (‘Young Bob’) Lafollette, used the UW-Madison Stock Pavilion as the venue to launch a new …
Unsung Heroes
On 21 April, members of the University Staff, the Administration, and proud family members, gathered for the presentation of the 2017 University Staff Recognition Awards. It was a full house in the ATT Lounge of …
East Meets West
17 April marks the day in 1975 that Indian philosopher, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan died. Radhakrishnan was a key figure in promoting and defending Hindu identity against what he termed “uniformed Western criticism”. He was also …
A Television Event
16 April marks the day in 1978 on which the 4 part miniseries, ‘HOLOCAUST’, premiered on American television. The nine and a half hour drama focused on two families, one Jewish, which is slowly disintegrated …
Long Eared Enemies
The events of 20 April, 1979, left America with one of the most peculiar moments in Presidential History. Jimmy Carter was vacationing in Plaines, Georgia, and took the opportunity to do some fishing. It was …
The Final March
It was on 9 April 1968, that a funeral was held in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. who had been assassinated on 4 April in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had made …
Nixon’s the One
3 April 1968, was the day that Richard Nixon won the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. Ten percent of the vote would go to California Governor, Ronald Reagan. Each ticket in which Nixon was a part would …
Wanderer and Writer
28 March, marks the birthday of Russian literary figure, Maxim Gorky, in 1868 in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow. Upon the death of his father, Gorky was put in the care of his …