Learn about the day segregated military regiments ended in the United States, the first-ever symphony by a woman premiered, the first transgender military ban was halted, and more. It's This Day in History for October 30, MainStream MultiMedia's summary of progressive, intersectional, historical happenings.| MainStream MultiMedia
The friendship between two drastically different Mexican-Americans, a custodian and a TV writer, centers "Fade" at Urbana's Station Theatre.| MainStream MultiMedia
Partake of MainStream's new and growing new section, the Gender Identity Fact-Based Forum, where you'll find research, resources, fact-based analysis and more about gender identity.| MainStream MultiMedia
It's a touching thumbs-up from reviewer Caleb Sneeden, for award-winning author Nico Lang and his true-story compilation "American Teenager," about gender-non-conforming youth across the country.| MainStream MultiMedia
Minimum wage and limits to the workday become Fair Labor Standards, economies collapse on Black Thursday and Bloody Friday, Rishi Sunak makes history for the United Kingdom, John Lennon sues, and more. It's This Day in History for October 24.| MainStream MultiMedia
Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black player with a major league organization. Blanche Stuart Scott is the first woman to publicly pilot a plane. The Nazis ban Jews from migrating into Germany. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is sworn in. And more. It's October 23 in history, part of MainStream's daily look at This Day in History.| MainStream MultiMedia
Learn about the Medicine Lodge Treaty and its devastating impact on three Native American tribes, President Warren Harding's stance against lynching, the historic March on the Pentagon, and more. It's Today in History for October 21 from MainStream MultiMedia.| MainStream MultiMedia
It's the day that LGBTQ Center Awareness Day began, and the day when "U=U' got a big boost. Plus, Saddam Hussein's trail for crimes against humanity begins. This and more are part of This Day in History for October 19.| MainStream MultiMedia
Learn why the Ku Klux Klan caused President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, about the fallout cyclist Lance Armstrong experienced for doping, and the start of Black Poetry Day, The Colbert Report, and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Plus more on This Day in History for October. 17.| MainStream MultiMedia
Learn about the founding of Planned Parenthood, the historic Million Man March, the Black Power salute by Olympians, Abraham Lincoln's historic "Peoria speech" against slavery, and more. It's This Day in History for October 16.| MainStream MultiMedia
Learn about the first-ever national "gay" publication, Chaplin's movie mocking Hitler, the start of the #MeToo Movement, the birth of the Black Panther Party, and more. It's This Day in History for October 15.| MainStream MultiMedia
On this day in history, Martin Luther King, Jr., becomes the youngest man ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Anita Bryant receives her legendary pie in the face, a historic march for gay and lesbian rights takes place, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
The October 7 Attacks rocked Israel and the world, President Donald Trump's first campaign takes a crass turn, Toni Morrison makes history, Elton John "comes out," and more. It's This Day in History for October 7.| MainStream MultiMedia
Two groups form to support reading and writing, Matthew Shepard is left to die in a Wyoming field, Simone Biles becomes the top female gymnast in history, and the Rev. Troy Perry holds the first-ever gathering of what would become the Metropolitan Community Church. Plus more historical happenings on October 6.| MainStream MultiMedia
The Iran-Contra Scandal begins, sprinter Marion Jones acknowledges doping during her Olympic medal run, one of the world's most notorious war criminals resigns, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Juliana Assange founds WikiLeaks, Barbara Walters becomes the first female anchor of an evening news show, Monica Helms creates the transgender flag, and Mexico becomes an independent province. It's today in history for October 4.| MainStream MultiMedia
On This Day in History, October 2, Thurgood Marshall becomes America's first-ever African-American Supreme Court justice, Josephine Baker blows Europe away with her Paris premiere, and Rock Hudson loses his secret battle to AIDS.| MainStream MultiMedia
Colin Powell and Claudia Sheinbaum become "firsts," Nazi war criminals face conviction and death, and America experiences its largest mass shooting in history. Plus more on This Day in History.| MainStream MultiMedia
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta team up for farmworkers. Wyoming takes a stand for women's rights. California takes a stand for Black reparations. These are just some of the progressive historical happenings on September 30.| MainStream MultiMedia
The National Urban League forms, Black women speak up through the Sojourners for Truth and Justice, Willie Velasquez is honored for voting rights, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Our debut edition of "This Day in History" includes a look at historical happenings involving Willie Nelson, Farm Aid and Champaign, Ill; Billy Porter; and Abraham Lincoln.| MainStream MultiMedia
The growing Soul of the City family-friendly party happening all day Saturday in Rock Island, Ill., brings loads of kids' fun, the Jesse White Tumblers, live music and DJs, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Having healthy relationships can be life-extending. And you don't need a lot of them. Foundation 2 Crisis Services tells us more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Travis Stanger is gathering sign-ups of people who would be interested in an LGBTQ+ identified Stonewall Sports chapter for the greater Quad Cities region, including eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.| MainStream MultiMedia
Out Sports Quad Cities still has two weekends left for its first-ever kickball season, and a second season coming in late summer. The new LGBTQ+ sports league has drawn more than five dozen reliable players.| MainStream MultiMedia
