Today in Music History for Dec. 25: In 1641, Rev. Jean de Brebeuf composed "Jesus, He is Born (The Huron Carol)," the song considered to be New France's first Christmas carol written in the Huron ...

Today is the 359th day of 2025 and the fifth day of winter. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Clara Barton (1821-1912), American Red Cross founder; Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), actor; Cab Calloway (1907-1994), ...

A century ago, when women could be arrested for smoking in public and the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol was ...

The photograph shows the hero of this tale, Roger Glenn, sometime in the late 1940s when he was five or six, learning to play ...

Jumpin' Jive article by Ian Patterson, published on December 25, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Play This! articles ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cab Calloway began performing in ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

A baton owned by a Cab Calloway. The baton is primarily constructed from white painted wood and has a cork handle. The white painted, wooden baton rod is elongated and tapers to a thin point. Hand ...

A collection of home movies filmed from 1948-1951 featuring the legendary entertainer Cab Calloway and his wife Nuffie in their home on Long Beach and on their travels across both of the Americas.

16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local ...

Jimmy Buffett and Humphrey Bogart were both born on Christmas day. But the world of sports isn't short-changed on Dec. 25 births.

Social media influencer Caroline Calloway is claiming to have a connection to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “OMG GUYS I ...