Friday, 10 September 2010, 05:40 am PDT
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Today’s Almanac—September 9, 2010
Boston Police as they walked off the job in 1919. On September 9, 1919 more than 1000 members of the Boston Police Force went out on strike to demand recognition of their newly charted union ... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today’s Almanac—September 8, 2010
The original cast of Star Trek in their pajamas and ready to “boldly go where no man has gone before. ”For many today is a red letter holy day. And I’m not talking about Je... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today’s Almanac—September 7, 2010--Part II
On September 7, 1892 the modern era of professional boxing began when the last great bare-knuckle brawler, the legendary John L. Sullivan, was knocked out in the 25th round of a World Heavy Weigh... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today’s Almanac—September 7, 2010--Part I
This portrait of Senator Everett Mc Kinley Dirksen hangs in the Illinois Capitol Building and a bronze statue is on the lawn. A good way to see just how far the modern Republican Party has go... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today’s Almanac—September 6, 2010
Tens of thousands of workers marched behind their union banners in the first Labor Day Parade held in New York City on September 5, 1882. It officially Labor Day in the United States, a Federal Hol... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today's Almanac--September 5, 2010
The cover of the cheap mass market paperback edition issued by Signet a year after the Viking edition of On the Road. This is the edition, which slipped easily into the back pock... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today’s Almanac—September 4, 2010
Fifteen year old Elizabeth Eckford was pursued by a snarling mob after being blocked by Arkansas National Guardsmen from entering Little Rock Central High School in 1957. On September 4, 19... [read more]
Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
Today's Almanac--September 3, 2010
John Daly and the first regular panel on the long running game show What’s My Line. On September 3, 1967 What’s My Line, the longest running game show in the history of prime time telev... [read more]