Striving in Baseball and Civil Rights
On January 22, 2021, baseball Hall of Famer Henry “Hank” Aaron died at the age of eighty-s ...View More
How’s the Weather?
It’s National Weatherperson’s Day! Before the internet, television, or even the radio was in wi ...View More
A Campaign Recipe
For National Homemade Soup Day, we’re sharing a recipe that circulated during Michael A. Bilandic’s ...View More
Heather Bilandic’s Potato/Leek Soup
Michael A. Bilandic became mayor after the death of Richard J. Daley in 1976. During his 1979 electi ...View More
Garnet for January
During the Victorian era (1837–1901), jewelry was an important part of being correctly dressed. It w ...View More
Bessie Coleman, Aviation Pioneer
On this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas. She was the first Black woman in the ...View More
Votes for Women
In January 1917, a group of women organized by the National Woman’s Party began picketing in front o ...View More
Popped and Packaged
It’s National Popcorn Day! A whole lot of kernels were once popped and packaged at the Cracker Jack ...View More
For Freedom and Justice
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘W ...View More
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