Arguably the most important moment in the development of the popular environmental movement in the United States was the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara. Along with the 1962 publication.
A couple of months ago, the Biden administration worked out a temporary deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the east coast shippers to avoid a strike. But one issue.
My annual reading list. You can follow previous years' lists by clicking back through this link. First, the historical and professional work. Let me use the same language I use.
This is the grave of Melvin Laird. Born in 1922 in Omaha, Nebraska, Laird grew up in Marshfield, Wisconsin and attended high school there. He came from Wisconsin Republican royalty..
Another new list I started this year was keeping track of all the live music I've seen. Thanks to my Music Notes I was able to backdate this several years.
George McGovern, Food for Peace administrator, 1961 This is just a fascinating connection that I had never considered before: In 1996, Ananya Vajpeyi, a doctoral student, discovered the fabled South.
Here is the list of movies I watched this year. And I mean movies. I don't want TV. By and large, I find the modern TV revolution tremendously frustrating. Why.
This is the grave of Levi Stubbs. Born in 1936 in Detroit, Stubbs grew up in a musical family. His older brother sang, sure, but his cousin was Jackie Wilson..
