January 21, 2019 marks Martin Luther King Jr Day in the United States. It is also the 2nd anniversary of 2017 Women’s March. The Women’s March took place in over
On January 20, 1971, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as Questlove, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2018, after a storied career as an intellectual, writer, artist, and musician, Questlove
On January 19, 1986, the first IBM PC computer virus becomes exposed to the world.The virus is named (c)Brain. It was created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan,
On January 18, 1486 ,King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV. This wedding unites the House of Lancaster and the House of York, ending
On January 17, 1961, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office. He warns the nation against the accumulation of
On January 16, 1979, the last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt. He never returns and a new religious government takes his place. The western
On January 15, 1919 Rosa Luxemburg is assassinated in Berlin, Germany. Luxemburg is not as well known of a Marxist theorists as her male contemporaries, but she was clearly considered
On January 14, 1898, Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, dies in Guildford in the United Kingdom. Today Lewis Carroll is his own industry as is the world
On January 13, 1888, the National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. The society becomes known for its monthly journal, which spawned a legacy for being one of the
On January 12, 1628 Charles Perrault is born in Paris, France. Like the Grimm Brothers, he leaves his mark in the collections of folk tales he left behind. His stories,