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The Black Tom Explosion (1916)
It’s August 1st. This day in 1916 (July 30th, in fact) a massive explosion rocked New York Harbor, shattering windows in Times Square and causing tre…
4 years, 7 months ago
The U.S. Rewrites the Haitian Constitution (1915) w/ Jelani Cobb
It’s July 29th. This day in 1915, U.S. troops arrived in Haiti as the country’s political leadership is thrown into chaos by assassinations and viole…
4 years, 8 months ago
Kerner and the "Long Hot Summer" (1967) w/ Jelani Cobb
It’s July 27th. This day in 1967, LBJ convened the “Kerner Commission” to look into the roots of violence and unrest in America, largely in Black and…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Beer Summit (2009)
It’s July 25th. This day (July 24th in fact) in 2009, President Obama extended an invitation to Henry Louis Gates, Jr and Sgt James Crowley to discus…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves
It’s July 22nd. This day in 1975, Congress voted to restore citizenship to Robert E. Lee, more than a hundred years after his death.
Jody, NIki, and …
4 years, 8 months ago
Vanessa Williams Loses Her Crown (1984)
It’s July 20th. This day in 1984, the Miss America pageant issued an ultimatum to Vanessa Williams, the first Black Miss America, to relinquish her t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Detroit Goes Bankrupt (2013)
It’s July 18h. This day in 2013, the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how a city that was once the country’s fourt…
4 years, 8 months ago
Mary Lincoln's Money (1870)
It’s July 14h. This day in 1870, Congress authorized a yearly pension of $3000 for Mary Todd Lincoln.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why it took year…
4 years, 8 months ago
A Native-Confederate Alliance (1861)
It’s July 13th. This day in 1861, a treaty is signed between the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes and the Confederate States of America.
Jody, Niki, and …
4 years, 8 months ago
FDR Wants More (1940)
It’s July 11th. This day in 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has a conversation with a supreme court justice to explore whether it would be …
4 years, 8 months ago