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British royal and national anthem. The origin of both the words and the music is obscure. The many candidates for authorship include John Bull (c. 1562–1628), Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1583–c. 1633), Henry Purcell (c. 1639–95), and Henry Carey (c. 1687–1743). The earliest copy of the words appeared in Gentleman’s Magazine in 1745; the tune appeared…

“It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” is a British music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge (and co-credited but not co-written by Harry Williams (Henry James Williams)) that, allegedly, was written for a 5 shilling bet in Stalybridge, on the 30 January 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall….

Paul Bustill RobesonBirth: Apr. 9, 1898Death: Jan. 23, 1976 Social Reformer, Singer, Athlete, and Actor. Considered one of the great American “Renaissance men” and the son of an escaped slave, he was the 1919 valedictorian of Rutgers University, where he also won fifteen varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track & field. He graduated…

Skip to Einstein on peaceA. Einstein Einstein’s voice — on the Holocaust “Today, the physicists who participate in watching the most formidable and dangerous weapon of all time… cannot desist from warning and warning again: we cannot and should not slacken in our efforts to make the nations of the world and especially their governments…