October 20, 1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee Opens an Investigation of Communism in Hollywood October 20, 1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee Opens an Investigation of Communism in Hollywood
“The exposure of a few Communists in Hollywood seems hardly worth the price.”
Oct 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 19, 2003: Pope John Paul II Beatifies Mother Teresa October 19, 2003: Pope John Paul II Beatifies Mother Teresa
“‘Mother’ Teresa has always preached indulgence to the rich and sacrifice and acceptance to the poor.”
Oct 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 18, 1851: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ Is Published October 18, 1851: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ Is Published
“Born in hell-fire, and baptized in an unspeakable name, ‘Moby-Dick’ reads like a great opium dream.”
Oct 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 17, 1931: Al Capone Is Convicted of Income Tax Evasion and Sent to Federal Prison October 17, 1931: Al Capone Is Convicted of Income Tax Evasion and Sent to Federal Prison
“Only one thing keeps Al from being supreme: he has to split the millions in profits with his compatriots, the politicians.”
Oct 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 16, 1995: The Million Man March in Washington, DC October 16, 1995: The Million Man March in Washington, DC
“Whatever its misogynous and separatist underpinnings, this march drew on a well of community-based black activism.”
Oct 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 15, 1966: The Black Panther Party Is Founded October 15, 1966: The Black Panther Party Is Founded
“The most that can be held out is the prospect of still more futile gestures, which assure the Panthers that their movement will some day be crushed.”
Oct 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 14, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis Begins October 14, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis Begins
“Thermonuclear war is not, as the world has been saying, unthinkable; quite the contrary, it is perfectly thinkable. Let no one mistake the fact.”
Oct 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 13, 1974: Ed Sullivan Dies October 13, 1974: Ed Sullivan Dies
“His malevolence is almost buried from sight beneath an awesome dullness and ambition.”
Oct 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies
“Skill, courage, patience, and fortitude, and all in the highest degree, nobody can deny him.”
Oct 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 11, 1986: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to Negotiate Disarmament October 11, 1986: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to Negotiate Disarmament
“It is not nor at the most fundamental level has it ever been postwar U.S. policy to relinquish the ambition of superiority in the arms race.”
Oct 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner