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#OnThisDay in 1955 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American youth from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier while visiting family in Money, Mississippi. On August 24, while standing with his cousins and some friends outside a country store in Money, Emmett bragged that his girlfriend back home was white. Emmett’s African-American companions, disbelieving him, dared Emmett to ask the white woman behind the store counter for a date. He went in, bought some candy, and on the way out was heard saying, “Bye, baby” to the woman, Carolyn Bryant. She later claimed that he grabbed her, made lewd advances and wolf-whistled at her as he sauntered out. His assailants—the white woman’s husband and her brother kidnapped Till from his great uncle Mose Wright's house, made him carry a 75-pound cotton-gin fan to the bank of the Tallahatchie River, and ordered him to take off his clothes. The two men then savagely beat him, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head and then threw his body, tied to the cotton-gin fan with barbed wire, into the river. Three days later, his corpse was recovered but was so disfigured that he could only be identified by an initialed ring. Authorities wanted to bury the body quickly, but Till’s mother, Mamie Bradley, requested it be sent back to Chicago. After seeing the mutilated remains, she decided to have an open-casket funeral so that the world could see what the murderers had done to her only son. Less than two weeks after Emmett’s body was buried, Milam and Bryant went on trial in a segregated courthouse. There were few witnesses besides Mose Wright, who positively identified. On September 23, the all-white jury issued a verdict of “not guilty,” explaining that they believed the state had failed to prove the identity of the body. The Emmett Till murder trial brought to light the brutality of Jim Crow segregation in the South and was an early impetus of the African-American civil rights movement. In 2017, it was revealed that Carolyn Bryant later recanted her testimony, admitting that Till had never touched, threatened or harassed her. #EmmettTill #History #USHistory #BlackHistory

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#OnThisDay in 1955 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American youth from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier while visiting family in Money, Mississippi. On August 24, while standing with his cousins and some friends outside a country store in Money, Emmett bragged that his girlfriend back home was white. Emmett’s African-American companions, disbelieving him, dared Emmett to ask the white woman behind the store counter for a date. He went in, bought some candy, and on the way out was heard saying, “Bye, baby” to the woman, Carolyn Bryant. She later claimed that he grabbed her, made lewd advances and wolf-whistled at her as he sauntered out. His assailants—the white woman’s husband and her brother kidnapped Till from his great uncle Mose Wright's house, made him carry a 75-pound cotton-gin fan to the bank of the Tallahatchie River, and ordered him to take off his clothes. The two men then savagely beat him, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head and then threw his body, tied to the cotton-gin fan with barbed wire, into the river. Three days later, his corpse was recovered but was so disfigured that he could only be identified by an initialed ring. Authorities wanted to bury the body quickly, but Till’s mother, Mamie Bradley, requested it be sent back to Chicago. After seeing the mutilated remains, she decided to have an open-casket funeral so that the world could see what the murderers had done to her only son. Less than two weeks after Emmett’s body was buried, Milam and Bryant went on trial in a segregated courthouse. There were few witnesses besides Mose Wright, who positively identified. On September 23, the all-white jury issued a verdict of “not guilty,” explaining that they believed the state had failed to prove the identity of the body. The Emmett Till murder trial brought to light the brutality of Jim Crow segregation in the South and was an early impetus of the African-American civil rights movement. In 2017, it was revealed that Carolyn Bryant later recanted her testimony, admitting that Till had never touched, threatened or harassed her. #EmmettTill #History #USHistory #BlackHistory

“At some point in life, the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019) Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, Toni Morrison was the second oldest of four children. Morrison's first novel, 'The Bluest Eye,' was published in 1970. She used as her literary first name "Toni," based on a nickname derived from St. Anthony after she'd joined the Catholic Church. The book follows a young African-American girl, Pecola Breedlove, who believes her incredibly difficult life would be better if only she had blue eyes. The controversial book didn't sell well, with Morrison stating in a 1994 afterword that the reception to the work was parallel to how her main character was treated by the world: "dismissed, trivialized, misread." Her third novel, 'Song of Solomon' (1977) became the first work by an African-American author to be a featured selection in the Book of the Month club since Native Son by Richard Wright. Morrison became a professor at Princeton University in 1989 and continued to produce great works, including Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (1992). In recognition of her contributions to her field, she received the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the first African-American woman to be selected for the award. #ToniMorrison #RIP #TheBluestEye #Nobel #Authors

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“At some point in life, the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019) Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, Toni Morrison was the second oldest of four children. Morrison's first novel, 'The Bluest Eye,' was published in 1970. She used as her literary first name "Toni," based on a nickname derived from St. Anthony after she'd joined the Catholic Church. The book follows a young African-American girl, Pecola Breedlove, who believes her incredibly difficult life would be better if only she had blue eyes. The controversial book didn't sell well, with Morrison stating in a 1994 afterword that the reception to the work was parallel to how her main character was treated by the world: "dismissed, trivialized, misread." Her third novel, 'Song of Solomon' (1977) became the first work by an African-American author to be a featured selection in the Book of the Month club since Native Son by Richard Wright. Morrison became a professor at Princeton University in 1989 and continued to produce great works, including Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (1992). In recognition of her contributions to her field, she received the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the first African-American woman to be selected for the award. #ToniMorrison #RIP #TheBluestEye #Nobel #Authors

Vincent van Gogh was a post-Impressionist painter whose work highly influenced 20th-century art. He struggled with mental illness and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. Van Gogh completed more than 2,100 works, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings and sketches. Several of his paintings now rank among the most expensive in the world; "Irises" sold for a record $53.9 million, and his "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold for $82.5 million. Van Gogh's self-portraits are now displayed in museums around the world, including in Washington, D.C., Paris, New York, and Amsterdam. Van Gogh moved to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence after the people of Arles signed a petition saying that he was dangerous and on May 8, 1889, he began painting in the hospital gardens. In November 1889, he was invited to exhibit his paintings in Brussels. He sent six paintings, including "Irises" and "Starry Night." In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went out to paint in the morning carrying a loaded pistol and shot himself in the chest, but the bullet did not kill him. He was found bleeding in his room. Van Gogh was distraught about his future because, in May of that year, his brother Theo had visited and spoken to him about needing to be stricter with his finances. Van Gogh took that to mean Theo was no longer interested in selling his art. Van Gogh was taken to a nearby hospital and his doctors sent for Theo, who arrived to find his brother sitting up in bed and smoking a pipe. They spent the next couple of days talking together, and then van Gogh asked Theo to take him home. #OnThisDay 1890, Vincent van Gogh died in the arms of his brother Theo. He was only 37 years old. #VincentVanGogh #VanGogh #ArtHistory

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Vincent van Gogh was a post-Impressionist painter whose work highly influenced 20th-century art. He struggled with mental illness and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. Van Gogh completed more than 2,100 works, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings and sketches. Several of his paintings now rank among the most expensive in the world; "Irises" sold for a record $53.9 million, and his "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold for $82.5 million. Van Gogh's self-portraits are now displayed in museums around the world, including in Washington, D.C., Paris, New York, and Amsterdam. Van Gogh moved to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence after the people of Arles signed a petition saying that he was dangerous and on May 8, 1889, he began painting in the hospital gardens. In November 1889, he was invited to exhibit his paintings in Brussels. He sent six paintings, including "Irises" and "Starry Night." In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went out to paint in the morning carrying a loaded pistol and shot himself in the chest, but the bullet did not kill him. He was found bleeding in his room. Van Gogh was distraught about his future because, in May of that year, his brother Theo had visited and spoken to him about needing to be stricter with his finances. Van Gogh took that to mean Theo was no longer interested in selling his art. Van Gogh was taken to a nearby hospital and his doctors sent for Theo, who arrived to find his brother sitting up in bed and smoking a pipe. They spent the next couple of days talking together, and then van Gogh asked Theo to take him home. #OnThisDay 1890, Vincent van Gogh died in the arms of his brother Theo. He was only 37 years old. #VincentVanGogh #VanGogh #ArtHistory

#OnThisDay 35 years ago, 'Purple Rain debuts in theaters. The 1984 American rock musical film starred Prince in his acting debut playing "The Kid", a character based in part on Prince himself. Purple Rain was developed around Prince's talents. With his band the Revolution, Prince went on to create the classic album Purple Rain (1984), which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, grossing almost $70 million at the U.S. box office. Co-starring Apollonia Kotero and Day, the movie garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Its melancholy title track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the hits "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" both reached No. 1. While "Crazy" readily joined the pantheon of wild, electrifying rock songs, "Doves Cry" had one-of-a-kind signatures, displaying an otherworldly meld of electronic and funk elements without a traditional chorus. The soundtrack offered two other hits: "I Would Die 4 U" and "Take Me With U." Prince simultaneously became a well-known visual icon with his trademark curls, flowing jackets and ruffled attire with punk embellishments. "Darling Nikki" was another tune from Purple Rain that incited controversy due to its explicit visuals. After senator Al Gore's wife Tipper Gore bought the album for their daughter and listened to the track, she eventually pushed for albums to sport labels that warned parents of graphic lyrics. #Prince #PurpleRain #TheRevolution #WhenDovesCry #PurpleRain35

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#OnThisDay 35 years ago, 'Purple Rain debuts in theaters. The 1984 American rock musical film starred Prince in his acting debut playing "The Kid", a character based in part on Prince himself. Purple Rain was developed around Prince's talents. With his band the Revolution, Prince went on to create the classic album Purple Rain (1984), which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, grossing almost $70 million at the U.S. box office. Co-starring Apollonia Kotero and Day, the movie garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Its melancholy title track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the hits "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" both reached No. 1. While "Crazy" readily joined the pantheon of wild, electrifying rock songs, "Doves Cry" had one-of-a-kind signatures, displaying an otherworldly meld of electronic and funk elements without a traditional chorus. The soundtrack offered two other hits: "I Would Die 4 U" and "Take Me With U." Prince simultaneously became a well-known visual icon with his trademark curls, flowing jackets and ruffled attire with punk embellishments. "Darling Nikki" was another tune from Purple Rain that incited controversy due to its explicit visuals. After senator Al Gore's wife Tipper Gore bought the album for their daughter and listened to the track, she eventually pushed for albums to sport labels that warned parents of graphic lyrics. #Prince #PurpleRain #TheRevolution #WhenDovesCry #PurpleRain35

🎵Thank you for being a friend🎵. The Golden Girls originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show stars Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty as four older women who live together in Miami, Florida. The show received critical acclaim throughout most of its run and won several awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and three Golden Globes for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Additionally, each of the show's four stars received an Emmy Award. The series also ranked among the top-10 highest-rated programs for six of its seven seasons. #GoldenGirls #ThankYouForBeingAFriend #TVHistory #TheGoldenGirls

2019-07-27 20:34

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🎵Thank you for being a friend🎵. The Golden Girls originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show stars Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty as four older women who live together in Miami, Florida. The show received critical acclaim throughout most of its run and won several awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and three Golden Globes for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Additionally, each of the show's four stars received an Emmy Award. The series also ranked among the top-10 highest-rated programs for six of its seven seasons. #GoldenGirls #ThankYouForBeingAFriend #TVHistory #TheGoldenGirls

Born in Japan in 1929, Yayoi Kusama came to the United States in 1957. She quickly found herself at the epicenter of the New York avant-garde scene. After achieving fame through groundbreaking exhibitions and her art “happenings” which blended performance and painting. She is by many metrics the most famous living female artist in the world and Time magazine named her on its "100 Most Influential People" list. At 90 years old, the artist is still going strong. #YayoiKusama #ArtHistory #Art #avantgarde

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Born in Japan in 1929, Yayoi Kusama came to the United States in 1957. She quickly found herself at the epicenter of the New York avant-garde scene. After achieving fame through groundbreaking exhibitions and her art “happenings” which blended performance and painting. She is by many metrics the most famous living female artist in the world and Time magazine named her on its "100 Most Influential People" list. At 90 years old, the artist is still going strong. #YayoiKusama #ArtHistory #Art #avantgarde

Actor and comedian Robin Williams was born #onthisday, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Claremont Men's College and College of Marin before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City. There he befriended and became roomies with fellow actor Christopher Reeve. Williams later experimented with comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, developing a successful stand-up act. Williams had done work on TV programs like The Richard Pryor Show, Laugh-In and Eight Is Enough before becoming more widely known to American audiences as the alien Mork. The character debuted on the series Happy Days before being given his own show, Mork & Mindy. Williams co-starred with Pam Dawber in the zany, endearing sitcom, which debuted in 1978 and ran for four seasons. A string of successful film roles for Williams followed over the years, showcasing his stellar comedic talents as well as his ability to take on serious work. He played the title character in 1982's The World According to Garp as well as a Russian musician who defects to America in Moscow on the Hudson (1984). Later, in Good Morning Vietnam (1987), Williams portrayed irreverent radio DJ Adrian Cronauer, while in Dead Poets Society (1989) he played free-thinking teacher John Keating. Both projects earned him Academy Award nods for lead actor. He played numerous memorable film roles, both comedic and dramatic, and after three previous nominations, he won an Academy Award for best-supporting actor in Good Will Hunting. On August 11, 2014, the actor was found dead in his home at the age of 63. #RobinWilliams #Comedy #borntoday

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Actor and comedian Robin Williams was born #onthisday, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Claremont Men's College and College of Marin before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City. There he befriended and became roomies with fellow actor Christopher Reeve. Williams later experimented with comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, developing a successful stand-up act. Williams had done work on TV programs like The Richard Pryor Show, Laugh-In and Eight Is Enough before becoming more widely known to American audiences as the alien Mork. The character debuted on the series Happy Days before being given his own show, Mork & Mindy. Williams co-starred with Pam Dawber in the zany, endearing sitcom, which debuted in 1978 and ran for four seasons. A string of successful film roles for Williams followed over the years, showcasing his stellar comedic talents as well as his ability to take on serious work. He played the title character in 1982's The World According to Garp as well as a Russian musician who defects to America in Moscow on the Hudson (1984). Later, in Good Morning Vietnam (1987), Williams portrayed irreverent radio DJ Adrian Cronauer, while in Dead Poets Society (1989) he played free-thinking teacher John Keating. Both projects earned him Academy Award nods for lead actor. He played numerous memorable film roles, both comedic and dramatic, and after three previous nominations, he won an Academy Award for best-supporting actor in Good Will Hunting. On August 11, 2014, the actor was found dead in his home at the age of 63. #RobinWilliams #Comedy #borntoday

#OnThisDay 50 years ago, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Stepping off the lunar landing module Eagle, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. The American effort to send astronauts to the moon has its origins in a famous appeal President John F. Kennedy made to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961: “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.” At the time, the United States was still trailing the Soviet Union in space developments, and Cold War-era America welcomed Kennedy’s bold proposal. In October 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, orbited Earth and successfully tested many of the sophisticated systems needed to conduct a moon journey and landing. In December of the same year, Apollo 8 took three astronauts to the dark side of the moon and back, and in March 1969 Apollo 9 tested the lunar module for the first time while in Earth orbit. Then in May, the three astronauts of Apollo 10 took the first complete Apollo spacecraft around the moon in a dry run for the scheduled July landing mission. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, with the world watching, Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins aboard. Armstrong, a 38-year-old civilian research pilot, was the commander of the mission. After traveling 240,000 miles in 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered into a lunar orbit on July 19. The next day, at 1:46 p.m., the lunar module Eagle, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin, separated from the command module, where Collins remained. Two hours later, the Eagle began its descent to the lunar surface, and at 4:18 p.m. the craft touched down on the southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong immediately radioed to Mission Control in Houston, Texas, a famous message: “The Eagle has landed.” #apollo50th #neilarmstrong #spacerace #apollo11

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#OnThisDay 50 years ago, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Stepping off the lunar landing module Eagle, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. The American effort to send astronauts to the moon has its origins in a famous appeal President John F. Kennedy made to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961: “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.” At the time, the United States was still trailing the Soviet Union in space developments, and Cold War-era America welcomed Kennedy’s bold proposal. In October 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, orbited Earth and successfully tested many of the sophisticated systems needed to conduct a moon journey and landing. In December of the same year, Apollo 8 took three astronauts to the dark side of the moon and back, and in March 1969 Apollo 9 tested the lunar module for the first time while in Earth orbit. Then in May, the three astronauts of Apollo 10 took the first complete Apollo spacecraft around the moon in a dry run for the scheduled July landing mission. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, with the world watching, Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins aboard. Armstrong, a 38-year-old civilian research pilot, was the commander of the mission. After traveling 240,000 miles in 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered into a lunar orbit on July 19. The next day, at 1:46 p.m., the lunar module Eagle, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin, separated from the command module, where Collins remained. Two hours later, the Eagle began its descent to the lunar surface, and at 4:18 p.m. the craft touched down on the southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong immediately radioed to Mission Control in Houston, Texas, a famous message: “The Eagle has landed.” #apollo50th #neilarmstrong #spacerace #apollo11

Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opened #OnThisDay in 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, worked as a commercial artist before setting up a small studio in Los Angeles to produce animated cartoons. In 1928, his short film Steamboat Willy, starring the character “Mickey Mouse,” was a national sensation. It was the first animated film to use sound, and Disney provided the voice for Mickey. From there on, Disney cartoons were in heavy demand, but the company struggled financially because of Disney’s insistence on ever-improving artistic and technical quality. His first feature-length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), took three years to complete and was a great commercial success. In the early 1950s, Walt Disney began designing a huge amusement park to be built near Los Angeles. He intended Disneyland to have educational as well as amusement value and to entertain adults and their children. Land was bought in the farming community of Anaheim, about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and construction began in 1954. In the summer of 1955, special invitations were sent out for the opening of Disneyland on July 17. Unfortunately, the pass was counterfeited and thousands of uninvited people were admitted into Disneyland on opening day. The park was not ready for the public: food and drink ran out, a women’s high-heel shoe got stuck in the wet asphalt of Main Street USA, and the Mark Twain Steamboat nearly capsized from too many passengers. Disneyland soon recovered, however, and draws countless children and their parents every year. #WaltDisney #Disneyland #1955 #MickeyMouse

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Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opened #OnThisDay in 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, worked as a commercial artist before setting up a small studio in Los Angeles to produce animated cartoons. In 1928, his short film Steamboat Willy, starring the character “Mickey Mouse,” was a national sensation. It was the first animated film to use sound, and Disney provided the voice for Mickey. From there on, Disney cartoons were in heavy demand, but the company struggled financially because of Disney’s insistence on ever-improving artistic and technical quality. His first feature-length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), took three years to complete and was a great commercial success. In the early 1950s, Walt Disney began designing a huge amusement park to be built near Los Angeles. He intended Disneyland to have educational as well as amusement value and to entertain adults and their children. Land was bought in the farming community of Anaheim, about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and construction began in 1954. In the summer of 1955, special invitations were sent out for the opening of Disneyland on July 17. Unfortunately, the pass was counterfeited and thousands of uninvited people were admitted into Disneyland on opening day. The park was not ready for the public: food and drink ran out, a women’s high-heel shoe got stuck in the wet asphalt of Main Street USA, and the Mark Twain Steamboat nearly capsized from too many passengers. Disneyland soon recovered, however, and draws countless children and their parents every year. #WaltDisney #Disneyland #1955 #MickeyMouse

#OnThisDay 50 years ago, in what is now regarded by many as history’s first major protest on behalf of equal rights for LGBT people, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn—a popular gay club located on New York City's Christopher Street—turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police. Although the police were legally justified in raiding the club, which was serving liquor without a license among other violations, New York’s gay community had grown weary of the police department specifically targeting gay clubs, many of which had already been closed. Soon, the crowd began throwing bottles at the police. The protest spilled over into the neighboring streets, and order was not restored until the deployment of New York’s riot police sometime after 4 a.m. The Stonewall Riots were followed by several days of demonstrations in New York and was the impetus for the formation of the Gay Liberation Front as well as other gay, lesbian and bisexual civil rights organizations. The next year, in 1970, New York's first official gay pride parade set off from #Stonewall and marched up 6th Avenue. June was later designated LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the uprising. #Pride #Stonewall50 #USHistory #LGBTHistory

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#OnThisDay 50 years ago, in what is now regarded by many as history’s first major protest on behalf of equal rights for LGBT people, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn—a popular gay club located on New York City's Christopher Street—turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police. Although the police were legally justified in raiding the club, which was serving liquor without a license among other violations, New York’s gay community had grown weary of the police department specifically targeting gay clubs, many of which had already been closed. Soon, the crowd began throwing bottles at the police. The protest spilled over into the neighboring streets, and order was not restored until the deployment of New York’s riot police sometime after 4 a.m. The Stonewall Riots were followed by several days of demonstrations in New York and was the impetus for the formation of the Gay Liberation Front as well as other gay, lesbian and bisexual civil rights organizations. The next year, in 1970, New York's first official gay pride parade set off from #Stonewall and marched up 6th Avenue. June was later designated LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the uprising. #Pride #Stonewall50 #USHistory #LGBTHistory

Asia Kate Dillon was born on November 15, 1984, in Ithaca, New York. They are perhaps best known for their TV roles including Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Taylor Mason in Billions (2016). Their role on Billions is the first gender non-binary character on an American television show. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. They described their gender as 'Non-binary' and sex as 'female' on 10 Feb 2017. The Billions actor quoted that 'sex is between legs, identity is between ears,' and all that matters is visibility. Dillon is also the founder and producing director of MIRROR/FIRE Productions. #AsiaKateDillon #nonbinary #they #them #Pride #actor

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Asia Kate Dillon was born on November 15, 1984, in Ithaca, New York. They are perhaps best known for their TV roles including Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Taylor Mason in Billions (2016). Their role on Billions is the first gender non-binary character on an American television show. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. They described their gender as 'Non-binary' and sex as 'female' on 10 Feb 2017. The Billions actor quoted that 'sex is between legs, identity is between ears,' and all that matters is visibility. Dillon is also the founder and producing director of MIRROR/FIRE Productions. #AsiaKateDillon #nonbinary #they #them #Pride #actor

#OnThisDay in 1997 the first book of J.K. Rowling’s magical book series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is published, beginning the never-ending love we have for The Boy Who Lived. Although the franchise has now amassed millions of fans across the world, Rowling was turned down “loads” of times before successfully getting it published by Bloomsbury in the U.K. and Scholastic Press in the U.S. Over the past 20 years these novels have attracted a wide and ever-growing audience, selling more than 450 million copies in more than 60 languages. J.K. Rowling created a story that will hold a magical spell over the world of literature for an eternity.. #harrypotter

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#OnThisDay in 1997 the first book of J.K. Rowling’s magical book series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is published, beginning the never-ending love we have for The Boy Who Lived. Although the franchise has now amassed millions of fans across the world, Rowling was turned down “loads” of times before successfully getting it published by Bloomsbury in the U.K. and Scholastic Press in the U.S. Over the past 20 years these novels have attracted a wide and ever-growing audience, selling more than 450 million copies in more than 60 languages. J.K. Rowling created a story that will hold a magical spell over the world of literature for an eternity.. #harrypotter

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