Monthly Archives: November 2017

Down At Dancing Rabbit

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

*Post written by Josh Knecht, student assistant at the University Archives and Special Collections. This month, we will be looking at one of the communities featured in our Communal Studies collection, the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Founded in 1993, the Dancing … Continue reading →

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#OnThisDay: Remembering Freddie Mercury

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

*Post written by Jake Knecht, student assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. Today we are going to discuss one of the most influential rock stars of all time, Freddie Mercury. Frederick Bulsara was born on September 5, 1946 … Continue reading →

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#OnThisDay: John F. Kennedy Assassination

Posted on November 22, 2017 by

*Post written by James Wethington, library assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. On this day, fifty-four years ago, then-President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a motorcade parade in Dallas, Texas. To this day, Kennedy’s assassination has been … Continue reading →

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#OnThisDay: Jonestown

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

*Post written by James Wethington, library assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. On this day, thirty-nine years ago, over nine hundred individuals, made up of mostly Americans, committed a mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. Rapaport (2013) states, “Jonestown … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore: Monument For The Ages

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

*Post written by Jake Knecht, student assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. Mount Rushmore, one of America’s most treasured national landmarks, is located at the Harney National Forest in Keystone, South Dakota. Construction began on October 4, 1927 … Continue reading →

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