Mikhail Gorbachev

The final scene of the original Broadway production of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' with Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Jessica Tandy as Blanche (AP Photo)

December 3, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: December 3

Excerpts:Today in History: December 3:
In 1947, the Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened on Broadway.
In 2015, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the armed services to open all military jobs to women.

Thurgood Marshall, first Black Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

August 30, 2024 Today In History No Comments

Today in History: August 30

Today In History: August 30 Thurgood Marshall becomes first Black justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to establish the Allied occupation headquarters. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, passed away at the age of 91.