Monthly Archives: November 2010

MARGARET T. BURROUGHS, MUSEUM FOUNDER |   Visit Guest Book CHICAGO (AP) — A founder of one of the oldest African-American history museums in the country has died. A spokesman for the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Raymond Ward, says Margaret … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News NASA Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community Troubles Surface for Webb Telescope November 23, 2010 | Astronomers expect the James Webb Space Telescope to show … Continue reading →

The Women Men Don’t See is a sci-fi novella written by James Tiptree, Jr. The story centers around the narrator, Don Fenton, who is on his way to a fishing trip vacation to Belize,  when the plane on which he … Continue reading →

November 24, 2010 ColorLines Direct | Published by the Applied Research Center Giving Thanks for Racial Justice Victories. Yes, We’ve Got Some! Tammy Johnson pays homage to those who have put the move in movement in 2010. The Real Election … Continue reading →

After three decades, venomous foot-dragging, the deaths of farmers who did not live to see this day, and the total callous disregard shown to women and men who sought to make a living as farmers, only to be kicked down,  … Continue reading →

Cosmas and Damian Miraculously Transplant the Black Leg of the Ethiopian Onto the White Body of the Patient, aka Legendary Transplantation of a Leg by Saints Cosmas and Damian, Assisted by Angels, circa 1600s, artist unknown. SOURCE A Verger’s Dream: … Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE Quick Facts The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is annually observed on November 29. Local names Name Language International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People … Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Quick Facts The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women raises public awareness of violence against women in all countries around the world and at all … Continue reading →

WORLD TELEVISION DAY Quick Facts The United Nations’ (UN) World Television Day is globally celebrated on November 21 each year. Local names Name Language World Television Day English Día Mundial de la Televisión Spanish World Television Day 2010 Sunday, November … Continue reading →

  AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY Quick Facts Africa Industrialization Day aims to stimulate the international community’s commitment to the industrialization of Africa. Local names Name Language Africa Industrialization Day English Día de la Industrialización de África Spanish Africa Industrialization Day 2010 … Continue reading →