Category: Domestic Issues
The Odious Compromise of 1877
On January 25, 1877, the US Senate moves as part of the Compromise of 1877 to cast 20 “undetermined” electoral votes for Republican Gov. Rutherford…
Renaissance (Black) Man
On this day in 1976, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson dies from a stroke in Philadelphia, PA; he was 77. Born to a former…
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Despite the tone of many of my posts, I am, for the most part, a reasonable person. This is not by accident. As a salesman…
The Arc of the Moral Universe
On this day in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to a Baptist minister and his church organist wife in Atlanta, GA. Becoming a…
Spindle Top: The Return of the Dinosaurs
On this day in 1901, the American oil industry is born as a gusher named Spindle Top blows; the United States would never be the…
Solidarity Forever
On this day in 1936, the Flint sit-down strike against General Motors commences at Fisher Body Plant No. 1. When the strike finally ended 44…
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