May 21, 1961: Famously Hospitable Southerners Greet Freedom Riders With Death Threats and Riots May 21, 1961: Famously Hospitable Southerners Greet Freedom Riders With Death Threats and Riots
“Boy, what you got to smile about? You in jail, you know.” “Sheriff,” he answered, “you just wouldn’t understand. I’m smiling because I&rs...
May 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 20, 1927: Charles Lindbergh Takes Flight for France May 20, 1927: Charles Lindbergh Takes Flight for France
"A marvelous achievement was accomplished in a faultless manner by a young American who embodies within himself the finest American characteristics."
May 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 19, 1925: Malcolm X Is Born May 19, 1925: Malcolm X Is Born
“This is the story of a man struck down on his way to becoming a revolutionary and a liberator of his people.”
May 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 18, 1917: Congress Passes the Selective Service Act, Instituting a Mandatory Military Draft May 18, 1917: Congress Passes the Selective Service Act, Instituting a Mandatory Military Draft
"I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty, and Christian teaching."
May 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.’ May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.’
"The decision was a fine antidote to the blight of McCarthyism and kindred fevers."
May 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 16, 1918: Congress Passes the Sedition Act May 16, 1918: Congress Passes the Sedition Act
"A vast enthusiasm for new laws and a vast indifference after their enactment is very much the American [way]."
May 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright, Future Secretary of State, Is Born May 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright, Future Secretary of State, Is Born
“A gender (or racial) breakthrough at the top of any powerful institution is a welcome sight. But…”
May 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 14, 1948: Israel Declares Independence May 14, 1948: Israel Declares Independence
"Jewish authorities...have set up an agency to control the properties of Arabs who fled as the Jews took over; businesses are being managed where possible; vineyards and other...
May 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 13, 1910: Joe Louis Is Born May 13, 1910: Joe Louis Is Born
“His face was puffed and sore. He dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, revealing bruised knuckles. …He sat dazed, stupefied from punishment. Again he dabbed his eyes.&...
May 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born
"There were not men in England strong enough or stupid enough or obstructive enough to stop her."
May 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac