HISTORY IN MUSIC’-“THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL”- BOB DYLAN
History in Music- ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” -Bob Dylan. It is Bob’s 78th birthday and I thought I’d pick out one of his ‘historical’ songs and this […]
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HISTORY IN MUSIC- “STRANGE FRUIT’- BILLIE HOLIDAY
Today’s History In Music- “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday. In 1999 at the end of the 20th Century- Time Magazine voted “Strange Fruit” the Song of the Century. Abel Meeropol […]
I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY- NEWS HEADLINES FROM SUNDAY JANUARY 26, 1969
I read the news today, oh boy!- News headlines from Sunday January 26, 1969. 1969 was the first year of tennis’s Australian Open. It was the final Grand Slam tournament […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- NOVEMBER 24, 1968- BLACK PANTHER ELDRIDGE CLEAVER FLEES THE UNITED STATES
It was fifty years ago today- November 24, 1968 Black Panther Minister Of Information Eldridge Cleaver learning that is parole from a California prison was going to be revoked […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- NOVEMBER 23, 1968- AN HISTORIC DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
It was fifty years ago today- November 23, 1968- an historic day at the University of Houston- Lynn Eusan on this date was crowned the homecoming queen during […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- NOVEMBER 5, 1968- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM BECOMES FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
It was fifty years ago today- November 5, 1968- with all the attention on the presidential election- one of the main side stories on this election Tuesday was the […]
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