On November 24, 1963, two days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the man accused of killing Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, was being transferred from the city jail to the county jail. As Oswald was being led through the basement of the Dallas police headquarters, Jack Ruby, a Dallas…
Probable first performance of William Shakespeare’s Richard II in London.
It Happened onDecember 09, 1596“Richard II” is a play by William Shakespeare that was first performed in 1596. It is a historical drama that tells the story of King Richard II of England, who is deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and eventually dies in captivity. The play explores themes…
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
It Happened onNovember 24, 1859A book that argues for the gradual evolution of species through natural selection (it immediately sells out its initial print run).
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Ragtime to Riches: Celebrating Scott Joplin with New AI Generated Images!
Today is Scott Joplin’s birthday! It is not possible to grow up in this world without hearing music from Scott Joplin! As a child, I heard my father and my grandmother use “The Entertainer” as their standard to test the quality and usefulness of any instrument! It is THE CLASSIC…