HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Political Clown Parade: Today In History

Ross Simpson
ROSS SIMPSON

Selma March | Date, Route, Bloody Sunday, & Facts | Britannica

Unseen photos from Selma march revealed in new University of Texas archive

In the name of African American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began
an historic
march from Selma to Montgomery, the state’s capital. Federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents were
on hand to provide safe passage for the march, which twice had
been turned back by Alabama state police at Selma’s Edmund
Pettus Bridge.

The 1965 march on Montgomery - Times Union

Timeline of Humanity | Martin Luther King

Retrospective: The march from Selma to Montgomery

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This Should Be Everywhere!

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VETERAN CHARACTER ACTOR HAS DIED

M. Emmet Walsh | The Golden Throats Wiki | Fandom

M. Emmet Walsh | The Golden Throats Wiki | Fandom
Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024)

Longtime character actor M. Emmet Walsh has died. The
actor, known for his roles in films like
Knives Out
,
My Best Friend’s Wedding, Blade Runner, The Jerk
Romeo + Juliet, and more, died of cardiac arrest on
Tuesday, March 19. He was 88.

Walsh’s manager, Sandy Joseph, said he died at Kerbs
Memorial Hospital in St. Albans, Vermont. 

Walsh has been a working actor in Hollywood since his first
role in 1969 in Alice’s Restaurant. He racked up over 200
onscreen credits throughout his long career.


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The  Jerk (1979)

This BLADE RUNNER Fan Film Looks Extraordinary — GeekTyrant
Blade Runner (1982)

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Blood Simple (1984)





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First Day Of Spring 2024 Astrology Today - Melva Sosanna

When Is The First Day Of Spring? - WorldAtlas

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POPULAR NOVEL PUBLISHED ON THIS DAY

Uncle Tom's Cabin, first edition 1852 | Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among ...
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Book Cover First Edition.

Harried Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist 
who came from the religious
Beecher family and wrote the popular
novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by
enslaved African Americans.

The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play,
and became influential in the United States and in
Great Britain,
energizing anti-slavery forces in the
American North, while
provoking widespread anger in the
South. Stowe wrote 30
books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections
of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings
as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues
of the day.

Harriet Beecher Stowe | National Portrait Gallery
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe
(June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896)

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Bust of Harriet Beecher Stowe at the hall
of fame for great Americans.


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