It was 10 February, 1945, that a quick thinking Press Agent for Warner Brothers Studios managed to create a historical photo op (see above). Vice President Harry Truman stopped by the National Press Club in …
American History
Songs of the Earth
31 January marks the birthday of Alan Lomax in 1915. Lomax was a pioneer in cataloging and preserving folk songs and folklore, not only from America, but also from around the world. He began taking …
Activist, Scholar, Defendant
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 …
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 …
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 …
A Purple Sound
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month and it was on 25 June, 1984, that the musician PRINCE released the album, ‘Purple Rain’. The first two singles from the album, “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go …
Old Glory
On 14 June, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress, the US flag was adopted. In August 1946, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Working as a grade school …
Rotten Egg?
On 4 June, 1938, a mob of over 200 people attack Norman Thomas at a Socialist rally in Jersey City, as a fusillade of eggs struck the speaker, this photo was snapped and appeared in …