I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image—from Internet Movie Database—shows the Gumm Sisters, (left to right) Baby Frances (Judy Garland), Virginia, and Mary Jane, in their film debut in “The Big Revue.” (5/5)
After a turbulent life filled with the struggles caused by Hollywood’s demanding expectations, Judy Garland died at the age of 47 in 1969. Actor James Mason gave a eulogy at her funeral, saying, “Judy’s great gift was that she could wring tears out of hearts of rock.” (4/5)
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) began her career as one of the singing and dancing Gumm Sisters at the age of two, and she made her film debut with the Gumm Sisters at the age of eight in “The Big Revue,” a short film of dance revue performances by children. (3/5)
The double album that was released by Capitol Records, “Judy at Carnegie Hall,” received four Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Vocal Performance (Female), Best Album Cover (Other then Classical), and Best Engineering Contribution (Popular Recording). (2/5)
“The Greatest Night in Showbiz History”
On this day in history, 65 years ago, April 23, 1961, Judy Garland took the stage at Carnegie Hall for what has been called “the greatest night in showbiz history,” receiving a thunderous standing ovation before she sang a single note. (1/5)
I am repeating the same history that I presented last year on this date, because I believe it to be an important issue that should be totally bipartisan but is often presented as politically divisive.
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image shows a 1971 Pogo comic strip created by cartoonist Walt Kelly to publicize Earth Day. (5/5)
Although Earth Day sometimes gets lost in the myriad political issues of the day, it remains a significant reminder of our need to protect the environment from human-caused destruction. (4/5)
Advertising copywriter Julian Koenig volunteered to help, and he came up with the name Earth Day, and he suggested the date of April 22 because that was his birthday and “birthday” rhymed with “Earth Day.” (3/5)
Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin Democrat, envisioned a national environmental teach-in to strengthen environmental awareness as a political issue. He invited Congressman Pete McClosky, a California Republican, to join the effort to keep it bipartisan. (2/5)
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!
On this day in history, 56 years, April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was commemorated in the United States. (1/5)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image—from “American Libraries” magazine—shows the Comics Code Authority’s Seal of Approval. (5/5)
Since 1984, the American Libraries Association has promoted Banned Books Week during late September (when the CCA Seal of Approval was first implemented) or early October to celebrate the freedom to read, and also to draw attention to banned and challenged books. (4/5)
The approval of comics by the CCA was not mandatory, so many of the favorite comics could still be purchased at newsstands. (3/5)
In response to this hearing, the Comics Magazine Association of America created the Comics Code Authority, which developed a set of criteria to deem what was appropriate for comic books, designing a CCA Seal of Approval to be placed on comics they found to be appropriate for children. (2/5)
Comics Code Authority:
On this day in history, 72 years ago, April 21, 1954, the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency convened public hearings focusing on “crime and horror” comic books. Among its targets was the publisher of “Mad” magazine, Bill Gaines. (1/5)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image—from Tripadvisor—is a photograph of the Ludlow Massacre Monument honoring the men, women, and children who were slaughtered in the Ludlow Massacre, located at the original location at Ludlow, Colorado (north of Trinidad). (4/4)
John D. Rockefeller Jr., who held controlling interest in CF&I, had to hire a public relations expert in an attempt to regain public support. The final report of the Commission on Public Relations endorsed most of the reforms sought by the United Mine Workers of America. (3/4)
The majority of those killed were twelve children of miners, two wives of miners, and one innocent bystander. The event sparked an intense period of the Colorado Coalfield War, which lasted until President Woodrow Wilson ordered the troops in Colorado to end the fighting on April 29. (2/4)
Ludlow Massacre:
On this day in history, 112 years ago April 20, 1914, soldiers from the Colorado National Guard and guards hired by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) attacked a camp of 1200 striking coal miners, killing at least twenty people. (1/4)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image—from the Library of Congress—is a 1936 photograph from Cimarron County, Oklahoma, taken by photographer Arthur Rothstein, titled, “Farmer and Sons Walking in the Face of a Dust Storm.” (4/4)
That act transformed the temporary efforts of soil conservation into a permanent national program of environmental conservation that, among other things, helps protect more than 140 million acres of farmland in the United States. (3/4)
During this presentation, the Congressmen personally witnessed the skies darkening through the windows of the Capitol as the gritty cloud enveloped the city, which helped influence their passage of the Soil Conservation Act of 1935. (2/4)
Soil Conservation Showmanship:
On this day in history, 91 years ago, April 19, 1935, Soil Erosion Service Director Hugh Hammond Bennett addressed the Congressional Committee for Public Lands and Surveys on the same day that an east-bound dust storm was predicted to reach Washington, D.C. (1/4)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.