November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls
“The ideological morticians are wrong in assuming that this death of an epoch heralds a capitalist eternity.”
Nov 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’
“Hitler, firing melodramatically into the air to force attention from a feverish crowd, has lost his glamor.”
Nov 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City
“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”
Nov 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government
“What we see now in Russia is the latest phase in the struggle, not between two foreign policies, but between two internal policies.”
Nov 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President
“It is not an hour for foolish elation. No man perceives this more clearly than Woodrow Wilson.”
Nov 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today
In 1865, a writer in The Nation took aim at the deadly dehumanization of black lives that plagued the United States then as it does today.
Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President
“For many black folks, Obama’s victory has momentarily healed the double consciousness that is an ordinary part of our lives.”
Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed
“The arms deal did not take place on the margins of policy but at its very heart.”
Nov 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’ November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’
“Its implications are science, industry, democracy, the whole growth of that torturous and bloody liberation of the masses of men from their oppressors in which consists the humani...
Nov 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty Is Ratified, Setting Up the European Union November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty Is Ratified, Setting Up the European Union
“Some think the capitalist invasion must be fought within national borders, while others believe the battle must be waged on the European front.”
Nov 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner