by Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol and Monica Grady, The Open University
A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory,...
by Jessica Maddox, University of Georgia and Krysten Stein, University of Cincinnati
Some of the hottest casting calls in Hollywood right now aren’t for Netflix,...
MALCOLM X
• MAY 13
1865—The last battle of the Civil war ends. Ironically, it appears the Confederate troops won the battle at Palmetto Ranch, Texas....
by Margena A. Christian, University of Illinois Chicago
During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown...
BOXER-TURNED-ACTOR CANADA LEE
• MAY 6
1787—Prince Hall organizes the nation’s first Black Masonic lodge in Boston, Mass.—African Lodge #459. Hall would go on to become...
• April 15
1899—Asa Phillip Randolph, organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was born in Crescent City, Fla. Randolph brought the power of...
