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On This Day in 1947: Octavia E. Butler Was Born - National
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (13+ words) On This Day in 1947: Octavia E. Butler Was Born - The Black Chronicle...
If these stones could talk
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1810+ words) On an Ampersand walking tour of campus during CU Boulder's 150th anniversary year, Professor Emeritus Paul Chinowsky weaves a tapestry of campus stories one brick at a time "Listen to The Ampersand Lean in close'close enough to hear the whispers of…...
On this day: Ella Fitzgerald, "First Lady of Jazz, dies aged 79 in 1996
1+ week, 3+ day ago (241+ words) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 15: 1904 " The steamship General Slocum caught fire and sank in New York harbour. Around 1, 000 people died, many of them women and children on a church outing. 1919 " The Englishmen John…...
On this day: U. S. band leader and saxophonist Jimmy Dorsey dies in 1957
1+ week, 5+ day ago (275+ words) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 12: 1917 " King Constantine of Greece stepped down in favour of his son, Prince Alexander. 1935 " Bolivia and Paraguay signed a truce ending the Chaco War, a three-year dispute over the…...
Barzillai Lew: Free Black man, Revolutionary War musician - AOL
2+ week, 4+ day ago (282+ words) (KTAL/KMSS) " Everyone knows that the Revolutionary War was fought for American freedom from the British Empire, but to win a war, you need high morale, making music a major component in battlefield victories. Meet Barzillai Lew, also known as…...
The History of RI Night Clubs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (26+ words) cranstononline. com Advertisement for Del's Paradise Night Club, The Woonosocket Call, 1935." Part 2 of 3-part series...
Sketch The Sky - 6/3/26
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (105+ words) WOWT Sketch The Sky - 6/3/26 Today in History - June 3: Night of the twisters in central Nebraska These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to…...
The history of The Croswell Opera House in Adrian
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (20+ words) lenconnect. com The history of The Croswell Opera House in Adrian...
Swing Youth: In Nazi Germany, jazz was an act of defiance
3+ week, 3+ day ago (774+ words) The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down on expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth to rebel. The interwar Weimar Republic period is often referred to…...