On October 31, 1959 Neal Stephenson is born. He goes on to become an influential writer, including authoring Snow Crash. Snow Crash was first published in 1992. It acts as
On October 30, 1987 Joseph Campbell passes away. He leaves behind a legacy of rich critiques on western myth giving color and understanding to most western heroic stories including the
On October 29, 1787 Don Giovanni premieres for the first time. It has since remained firmly in the opera world as a staple work. The opera was based on the
On October 28, 1726, Gulliver’s Travels is first published. It is greeted with enthusiasm by its contemporary public and has been embraced in the centuries after in the form of
On October 27, 2016, hundreds of law enforcement officers break up a small resistance camp created by members of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation and their supporters. Their camps stood
If you could pass out one thing this Halloween, no matter the cost, what would you pass out to everybody? For me, it would be these books I read this
“Chief Joseph’s “I Will Fight No More Forever” speech is published on October 26, 1877, including by the Bismarck Tri-Weekly Tribune. Several versions are related by witnesses. The Bismarck Tri-Weekly
On October 25, on the calendar used in Russia at the time, the October Revolution commenced. It would later be attributed to November 5 in the current western calendar. The
On October 24, 1902, Wright Brothers wrap up a series of successful glide trials on the beaches of North Carolina. In the years leading up to their success in flight,
On October 23, 2013, Elissa Washuta published a reflective article in Salon where she expresses regret wearing a sexy Native American costume when she was younger. She uses the moment