“The Little Drummer Boy” on TV and in Song
The song “The Little Drummer Boy,” written in 1941, led to a classic 1960s TV holiday special as well as some iconic versions of the song.
Search Results for: martin luther king
When Bob Dylan’s Ship Comes In
Dylan When the Ship Comes In
Star-Spangled Banner: Francis Scott Key & Singers Who Redefined His Words
On September 13 in 1814, a 35-year-old American lawyer wrote down a poem aboard a ship. He had just watched Fort McHenry in Maryland being bombarded by the British all night long during the War of 1812. British troops had already attacked Washington, D.C. and were now looking to take Baltimore. The lawyer had come … Continue reading “Star-Spangled Banner: Francis Scott Key & Singers Who Redefined His Words”
MLK Shot This Morning, er. . . Evening
U2’s powerful song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” commemorates this date in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was in town to support striking sanitation workers, and the day before he had given his … Continue reading “MLK Shot This Morning, er. . . Evening”
Happy Birthday Homer Plessy: A Change Is Gonna Come
After Homer Plessy sat down in a car for white riders only, Plessy was then arrested. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court.