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Civil Rights Movement Timeline

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s…

The Crusades

(1096–1291) In 1095 at Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II calls for war to rescue Holy Land from Muslim infidels. The First Crusade (1096) is assembled in response to Emperor Alexius I. The…

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens was an English-American intellectual whose stock in trade was writing provocative essays that challenged the the philosophical underpinnings of the state and the (Christian)…

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones, was an Black American writer known especially for his politically-charged poems, essays and plays from the 1960s and '70s. Raised in New Jersey, Jones…

Shuhada’ Sadaqat

Name at birth: Sinead O'ConnorIrish singer Shuhada' Sadaqat (formerly Sinead O'Connor) was the singer who hit it big with her 1990 single "Nothing Compares 2 U," but later was known as much for her…

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx(John Elroy Sanford)comedian, actorBorn: 12/9/1922Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri African-American comedian who made his mark in the TV smash Sanford and Son (1972–77) after many…

Redd Foxx Biography

Redd Foxx(John Elroy Sanford)comedian, actorBorn: 12/9/1922Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri African-American comedian who made his mark in the TV smash Sanford and Son (1972–77) after many…

The Koran/Sura LXXXVII — The Most High

Sura LXXXVII — The Most High Mecca — 19 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE the name of thy Lord THE MOST HIGH, Who hath created and balanced all things,…

July 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…