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Subversive Historian – 01/26/09

The Tillman Act of 1907 Back in the day on January 26th, 1907, the United States Congress passed the Tillman Act. The legislation was aimed at campaign finance reform as it forbade direct contributions made by corporations and national banks to federal electoral campaigns. President Theodore Roosevelt had sought out the ban and ironically his arch-nemesis [...]

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Subversive Historian – 11/06/09

Tricky Dick Couldn’t be Kicked Back in the day on November 6th, 1962, Richard Nixon lost the race for Governor of California. Despite the fact that tricky dick had fallen just short of 120,00 votes to his opponent John F Kennedy two years prior in the national Presidential election, his margin of defeat to Governor Brown [...]

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Subversive Historian – 11/05/09

Shirley Chisholm Makes History Back in the day on November 5th, 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress. The pioneering lawmaker edged out her political opponents in an upset victory for Brooklyn’s 12th Congressional District Seat. In her autobiography “Unbought and Unbossed,” Chisholm wrote of her history-making [...]

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Subversive Historian – 09/04/09

The Election of Salvador Allende Back in the day on September 4th, 1970, Senator Salvador Allende claimed victory in the presidential election of Chile. A perennial candidate, the socialist leader finally won a relative majority of votes against his political rivals. In the historic campaign, Allende formed a broad based coalition known as Unidad Popular – [...]

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Phil Jackson on the 2 Party System

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson became the champion of champions in his profession by capturing a NBA record tenth title. The Zen Master marked the occasion by wearing a yellow “Malcolm X” cap drawing attention to the Roman numeral of his acheivement. Always noted for his appreciation for literature and eastern philosophy, Jackson was [...]

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