The first poem written by a Black person and published in America is published on Christmas day 1760. It was written by Jupiter Hammon—a slave in Long Island, N.Y., who was allowed to attend school.
NIGHTLY FLIX — There was more than enough to keep keen political observers entertained this year outside of the cinema. The election year shaped up as one for the ages, with assassination attempts, a ...
Frequent presence of viceroys in Calcutta every Christmas, even when the city was no more the capital of India, proves its importance as the most sought-after Xmas celebration destination in that era ...