Learn why the Ku Klux Klan caused President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, about the fallout cyclist Lance Armstrong experienced for doping, and the start of Black Poetry Day, The Colbert Report, and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Plus more on This Day in History for October. 17.
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Two groups form to support reading and writing, Matthew Shepard is left to die in a Wyoming field, Simone Biles becomes the top female gymnast in history, and the Rev. Troy Perry holds the first-ever gathering of what would become the Metropolitan Community Church. Plus more historical happenings on October 6.
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The Iran-Contra Scandal begins, sprinter Marion Jones acknowledges doping during her Olympic medal run, one of the world’s most notorious war criminals resigns, and more.
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Juliana Assange founds WikiLeaks, Barbara Walters becomes the first female anchor of an evening news show, Monica Helms creates the transgender flag, and Mexico becomes an independent province. It’s today in history for October 4.
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On This Day in History, October 2, Thurgood Marshall becomes America’s first-ever African-American Supreme Court justice, Josephine Baker blows Europe away with her Paris premiere, and Rock Hudson loses his secret battle to AIDS.
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Colin Powell and Claudia Sheinbaum become “firsts,” Nazi war criminals face conviction and death, and America experiences its largest mass shooting in history. Plus more on This Day in History.
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Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta team up for farmworkers. Wyoming takes a stand for women’s rights. California takes a stand for Black reparations. These are just some of the progressive historical happenings on September 30.
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The National Urban League forms, Black women speak up through the Sojourners for Truth and Justice, Willie Velasquez is honored for voting rights, and more.
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Walker’s Appeal helps inspire the abolition of slavery, Trevor Noah takes “Daily Show” helm from Jon Stewart, “the abortion pill” is approved. and more.
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Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American to win a Pulitzer, while Rachel Carson releases “Silent Spring” about pesticide use, in the September 27 edition of This Day in History.
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