Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, San Francisco – August, 1966 In the 1960s Gene Compton’s cafeteria in San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin neighborhood was one of the few
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The Independence Hall “Annual Reminders”
The Independence Hall “Annual Reminders,” Philadelphia – July 4, 1965 Four years before Stonewall, Frank Kameny, Barbara Gittings and 38 other activists picketed outside Philadelphia’s
Happy 43rd Birthday Matthew Shepard
Today is the 43rd birthday of Matthew Shepard. His murder a little over 20 years ago sparked the beginning of a conversation about hate crimes.
Happy 42nd Birthday Matthew Shepard
Today is the 42nd birthday of Matthew Shepard. His murder a little over 20 years ago sparked the beginning of a conversation about hate crimes.
Happy 94th Birthday Brett Somers
Today is the 94th birthday of one and only Brett Somers. Actress, personality, style icon. You should be more like her. Pour yourself a highball,
Happy 135th Birthday Rube Goldberg
Today is the 135th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems
