May 24, 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge Opens May 24, 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge Opens
"The ferry companies noted a great falling off in receipts."
May 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 23, 1911: The New York Public Library Opens on 42nd Street May 23, 1911: The New York Public Library Opens on 42nd Street
“A study of the floor plans of the building, and a journey through it, disclose at once the cheering fact that much thought and care have been spent on the needs of the resea...
May 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 22, 1967: Langston Hughes Dies May 22, 1967: Langston Hughes Dies
"We know we are beautiful. And ugly too."
May 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 21, 1961: Famously Hospitable Southerners Greet Freedom Riders With Death Threats and Riots May 21, 1961: Famously Hospitable Southerners Greet Freedom Riders With Death Threats and Riots
“Boy, what you got to smile about? You in jail, you know.” “Sheriff,” he answered, “you just wouldn’t understand. I’m smiling because I&rs...
May 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 20, 1927: Charles Lindbergh Takes Flight for France May 20, 1927: Charles Lindbergh Takes Flight for France
"A marvelous achievement was accomplished in a faultless manner by a young American who embodies within himself the finest American characteristics."
May 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 19, 1925: Malcolm X Is Born May 19, 1925: Malcolm X Is Born
“This is the story of a man struck down on his way to becoming a revolutionary and a liberator of his people.”
May 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 18, 1917: Congress Passes the Selective Service Act, Instituting a Mandatory Military Draft May 18, 1917: Congress Passes the Selective Service Act, Instituting a Mandatory Military Draft
"I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty, and Christian teaching."
May 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.’ May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.’
"The decision was a fine antidote to the blight of McCarthyism and kindred fevers."
May 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 16, 1918: Congress Passes the Sedition Act May 16, 1918: Congress Passes the Sedition Act
"A vast enthusiasm for new laws and a vast indifference after their enactment is very much the American [way]."
May 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright, Future Secretary of State, Is Born May 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright, Future Secretary of State, Is Born
“A gender (or racial) breakthrough at the top of any powerful institution is a welcome sight. But…”
May 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac