Category Archives: History

ON THIS DAY: November 1, 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 1st is National Author’s Day * National Calzone Day Extra Mile Day * Prime Meridian Day * World Vegan Day * First Day of Native American Heritage Month * _________________________________________________ MORE! Shakespeare, Sippie Wallace and Red Fox James, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 31, 2017

Posted on October 31, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 31st is Halloween Books for Treats Day * Caramel Apple Day Day of the Seven Billion * National Magic Day * National UNICEF Day * Reformation Day * U.N. World Cities Day * ___________________________________________________ MORE! Martin Luther, Ethel Waters and … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 30, 2017

Posted on October 30, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 30th is Checklist Day * National Candy Corn Day Create a Great Funeral Day * Haunted Refrigerator Night * World Audio Drama Day * ________________________________________________ MORE!  John Adams, Ruth Gordon and Orson Welles, click

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Populism is no longer a useful concept

Posted on October 29, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Courage and representation are now in short supply in the US. Populism is problematic in that its tendency has been manipulated to mobilize classes to act in opposition to their interests. We are at such a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 29, 2017

Posted on October 29, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 29th is National Cat Day * National Oatmeal Day National Hermit Day * International Internet Day * ___________________________________________________ MORE! Shin Saimdang, Rudyard Kipling and Maria Callas, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 28, 2017

Posted on October 28, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 28th is World Animation Day * National Chocolate Day II Plush Animal Lover’s Day St. Jude’s Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Trajan, Edith Head and Jonas Salk, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 27, 2017

Posted on October 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 27th is American Beer Day * Black Cat Day * Cranky Co-Workers Day Navy Day * Sylvia Plath Day * U.N. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Niccoló Paganini, Lee Krasner  and Dylan Thomas, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 26, 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 26th is Eradication of Smallpox Day * Howl at the Moon Night Intersex Awareness Day * National Mule Day * National Mincemeat Day National Pumpkin Day National Day of the Deployed * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Benjamin Franklin, Beryl Markham and Pat Conroy, … Continue reading →

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#TrumpRussia gets closer as GOP keeps looking for snipes

Posted on October 25, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Breaking: it’s the media’s fault that Trump is uncivil while we’re forgetting that last Friday, Michael Cohen’s meeting today with the Senate Intel committee was “postponed” again probably because they knew Cohen would not cooperate. More importantly, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 25, 2017

Posted on October 25, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 25th is International Artist Day * National Greasy Food Day Sourest Day World Pasta Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!   Henry V,  Deborah Sampson and  Abel Gance, click

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