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“Queen & Country”: No time for sergeant-majors
March 3, 2015In the extremely enjoyable Queen & Country legendary English director John Boorman treads familiar ground we've seen in various films.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Death of Anne Frank, Holocaust martyr
March 2, 2015The exact date is undetermined, but on or about this day 70 years ago, in 1945, Anne Frank perished at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Read moreToday in African American history: African Burial Ground National Monument
February 27, 2015The memorial was dedicated in 2007 and included several commissioned pieces of public art.
Read moreToday in African American history: Happy birthday, Fats Domino!
February 26, 2015World-renowned performer Antoine "Fats" Domino was born on this date in New Orleans in 1928.
Read more“This Land is Your Land”: 75 years and the fight’s still on
February 25, 2015"I have decided long ago that my songs and ballads would not get the hugs and kisses of the capitalistic experts." - Woody Guthrie
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