An advantage of seeing history through people is that people have that magic ingredient of inconsistency. On 3 February 1870, the US Constitution’s Fifteenth Amendment was ratified. It provided that the right of citizens to vote could not be denied or abridged by the US or by any state on account of race, colour or… Continue reading #OTD 3 February – Nations or peoples?
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#OTD 5 February
On 5 February 1919, United Artists was formed by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and DW Griffiths. As the name suggests, it was an attempt by the Talent to take on the System. The idea foundered as the founders found that banks preferred cash flow over bankability. The little person taking on and beating… Continue reading #OTD 5 February