On February 3, 1870, the United States ratified the 15th Amendment, a landmark achievement in the struggle for civil rights. This amendment declared that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” effectively granting African American men the legal right to cast their ballots. Coming in …
On February 3, 1959, the world of rock ‘n’ roll was shaken by an unimaginable tragedy. A small plane carrying three of the era’s rising stars—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson—crashed in a snowy field in Clear Lake, Iowa, killing everyone on board. The loss of these young, influential musicians left …
