It was on 8 December, in 1980, the singer, songwriter and activist, John Lennon, was shot and killed in New York City. Lennon is pictured in this photograph with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was …
Politics
Turkey Day
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation placing the celebration of Thanksgiving on the final Thursday of November. Lincoln was persuaded in part by the efforts of editorial writer Sarah Josepha Hale, …
Locked and Loaded
11 November is observed as ‘VETERANS DAY’ in the United States. In the above photo, Richard Nixon (a former US Navy officer) greets officers and men of the US Army 1st Infantry Division on duty …
Honest Abe
It was on 6 November, 1860, that Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Lincoln, a native of Kentucky, began his political career in Illinois, where he served 8 years in the State …
Can you hear me now?
It was on 3 November, 1969, that Richard Nixon gave one of the most significant speeches of his Presidency. It read in part – “And so tonight-to you, the great silent majority of my fellow …
A Nation in Crisis
16 October marks the birthday of Paul Rose in 1943. Rose was a leader of the Chenier cell of the Front du libération du Québec. Known as the FLQ, this militant part of the Quebec …
The Great Soul
It was on this day, 2 October that Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in India in 1869. (The above image is of a Soviet postage stamp portraying Gandhi). Gandhi, sometimes known as ‘The Mahatma’ or …
Laugh Lines
On 16 September 1968, the television comedy ‘Laugh-In’ provided one of the most memorable moments of the presidential campaign that year. Laugh-In was a sketch comedy/variety program that landed somewhere between vaudeville and burlesque in …
The Kingfish
30 August, marks the day in 1893, that Louisiana politician Huey Long was born. Long would serve as Governor of the State from 1928 to 1932 and as US Senator from 1932 until his assassination …
The Forgotten Kennedy
It was on this date, 12 August, in 1944 that Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., son of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and eldest brother of future Presidential candidates, John, Robert, and Teddy Kennedy, would be killed …