It was on 26 January, in 1944, that African American scholar Angela Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She was raised in a politically active environment and her mother was an organizer of ‘Southern Negro …
ELENA V SIDORENKO
Come Home, America
On 18 January, 1972, US Senator George McGovern (D-SD), announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Prior to his election to the US Senate, McGovern had served in the US House of …
The Garden State
It was on 15 January, in 1878, that George B. McClellan was sworn in as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. McClellan had risen to fame during the Civil War, but remained a controversial figure …
A Tip of the Hat
It was on 7 January, in 2000, that Makhmud Esambayev died. He had been one of the most famous dancers in the USSR. Born in Chechnya in 1924, as a child his father would take …
Goodbye, Friend
On 20 December, 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago died. The Mayor began the day as he always did, attending Mass at Our Lady of the Nativity. He then attended a breakfast with his …
Majestic Scorn
It was on 10 December, 1964, that Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. In his acceptance speech, King, who had been jailed and beaten numerous times …
The Victor
1 December marks the birth of Georgi Zhukov, in 1896. Zhukov was a famed Marshal who led the Soviet armies to victory after victory in World War II. Zhukov was born into poverty in Kaluga …