Gather Together in My Name (1974) is a memoir by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou, the second of her seven autobiographies. The narrative follows Rita (Angelou) from age 17 to 19 as she becomes closer to her mother and tries to provide for her young son, but ultimately descends into a life of crime and misery. It expands on many of the themes from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, including motherhood and family, race and racism, identity, and education and literacy. Like many of Angelou's autobiographies, Gather Together describes her ongoing self-education. It was not as critically acclaimed as her first autobiography but is considered better written, and it received mostly positive reviews. The book's title comes from the Bible, Matthew 18:19–20, and is meant to evoke loving relationships, in which adults can be honest with their children about their past. Consisting of a series of episodes loosely tied together by theme and content, the book intentionally parallels the chaos of adolescence, but some critics found this structure unsatisfactory. (Full article...)
... that the Baltit Fort(pictured), which also functioned as a palace, was built when the village of Karimabad was under the rulership of the Mir of Hunza?
... that a father and son received the death penalty for the Woodburn bank bombing, which accidentally killed two policemen?
... that at least seven denominations trace their history to a Pentecostal church founded by Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate, the first American woman to serve as bishop in a nationally-recognized denomination?
... that the fossil bee Protohabropoda has a dense coating of hairs preserved on its body in places?
... that Alfred Charles Garratt was the first full-time medical doctor in electrotherapy in the United States, and wrote the first book on the subject?
1377 – Pope Gregory XI(pictured) entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the Papacy to its original city and effectively becoming the last Avignon Pope.
Muhammad Ali (b. 1942) is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is now highly regarded for the skills he displayed in the ring as well as the values he exemplified outside it: religious freedom, racial justice, and the triumph of principle over expedience. Ali remains the only three-time lineal world heavyweight champion, having won the title in 1964, 1974, and 1978.
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