“Watch Night” becomes a tradition. Suffragettes take it to the streets for the first time. The Cockettes give drag a boost. And the first official reports of COVID-19 emerge. It’s This Day in History for December 31.
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The most prolific female serial killer in history is arrested. Three Native American tribes give up a chunk of land for only $1,000. A civil case against Donald Trump for the assault of E. Jean Carroll is upheld. Saddam Hussein is executed. It’s This Day in History for December 30, curated by MainStream MultiMedia.
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The We C BS “free speech protest” called for Tuesday in Rock Island, Ill., is one of those protests that doesn’t help. We’re calling BS on its attempt to act as arbiters of journalism while also furthering distortions of a complex situation that should not be dragged into the “us versus them” agenda.
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Thomas Paine is imprisoned for treason. Harriet Tubman returns home after her final rescue mission. Iowa becomes a state. The tradition of 420 is born at a Grateful Dead concert. Iran’s hijab protests begin. It’s December 28 in History, our daily look at progressive, intersectional history.
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What if we lived like the corn, beans and squash — each filling a role that supports others, while also receiving what we need? Danny Trip centers on this concept in their review of “Braiding Sweetgrass,” a “book of indigenous wisdom” by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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Inspired by the Watts Rebellion, Maulana Karenga founds Kwanzaa. Abraham Lincoln orders the largest mass execution in American history. The Indian Ocean tsunami kills 250,000. And Simone Biles’ place as the most decorated gymnast in history is solidified with her third Athlete of the Year award. It’s This Day in History for December 26.
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Jupiter Hammon becomes the first published Black poet. Confederates receive a pardon. Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette Moore, lose their lives for Black civil rights and the NAACP. Bing Crosby debuts “White Christmas.” And the James Webb Space Telescope takes off, transforming space research. It’s This Day in History for December 25.
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“Silent Night” is composed and performed for the first time ever. Santa is tracked for the first time — and also drawn by Pablo Picasso, using crayons. ObamaCare passes the U.S. Senate. And the Ku Klux Klan comes into existence. It’s This Day in History for December 24.
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Check out at least 41 open and affirming or progressive holiday events — spiritual, secular, Kwanzaa and Christmas-related — happening this week in 15 communities across Illinois and Iowa.
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Electric Christmas tree lights are invented. Shani Davis makes speed-skating history. Richard Reid becomes the “shoe bomber.” AIDS gets its first Hollywood look through “Philadelphia.” Suffragette minister Anna Howard Shaw refuses to pay taxes. Learn about This Day in History for December 22.
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