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October 17 in History: Einstein emigrates, Black Poetry Day begins, Armstrong gets backlash for doping, The Colbert Report debuts, more
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.
Coming Up in Illinois
Cole Pulice in Concert • Bloomington IL Oct 21, 6:30 pm. Cole Pulice is an Oakland-based experimental jazz musician who combines "traditional saxophone playing with electronic psychedelia and passages of ambient music," writes the McLean County Museum of History. Originally from Minneapolis, Pulice's work was named “Best New Music” by Pitchfork in 2023. This concert is free and presented in collaboration with pt.fwd.
- Trunk or Treat • Normal IL Oct 22, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Normal First United Methodist Church for its regular Welcome Wednesday with a Halloween twist: trunk or treat in the parking lot.
Coming Up in Iowa
- Extra-Oke with Gleeful Events • Davenport Oct 21, 9:00 pm.
Gather with Arnie Davis of Gleeful Events for karaoke with costumes, customizable pitch and speed, and many more special touches.
- Taproom Trivia • Davenport Oct 24, 6:30 pm.
Enjoy paper-free trivia, along with pics, and video. Prizes to be won; individuals and teams welcome. Courtesy Arnie Davis and Gleeful Events.
- Creature From the Black Lagoon • Des Moines IA Oct 24, 9:00 pm.
Enjoy this 1954 Halloween 3-D classic.
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October 15 in History: Black Panther Party and #MeToo begin, Chaplin mocks Hitler, Mandela and Gorbechav win Peace Prizes, more
Learn about the first-ever national “gay” publication, Chaplin’s movie mocking Hitler, the start of the #MeToo Movement, the birth of the Black Panther Party, and more. It’s This Day in History for October 15.
MLK Jr. makes Nobel Prize history, Anita Bryant and the national gay rights march, Winnie the Pooh, more
On this day in history, Martin Luther King, Jr., becomes the youngest man ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Anita Bryant receives her legendary pie in the face, a historic march for gay and lesbian rights takes place, and more.
