Mary Cassatt,
The Child s Bath (1893). Robert A. Waller Fund. Courtesy the Art Institute of Chicago.
When Mother’s Day was proposed as a holiday in 1913, American-French artist Mary Cassatt was not particularly keen on the idea. “As a staunch supporter of women’s suffrage, she thought granting women the right to vote was a far more pressing issue than a single day celebrating mother,” explained Kimberly A. Jones, curator of the National Gallery’s 2014 exhibition “Degas/Cassatt.”
The lack of enthusiasm might come as a surprise. Cassatt and motherhood are nearly synonymous in the public imagination in her painted world babies and young children tenderly cling to their mothers, their tangles of hands and limbs becoming like one entity.
AP
As published in the Chicago Daily News, sister publication of the Chicago Sun-Times:
No one can say for certain just how many people Chicago-based serial killer H.H. Holmes murdered. On the day of his execution on May 7, 1896, in Philadelphia, Holmes had already confessed to 27 murders, though as Erik Larson, author of “The Devil in the White City,” concluded: “Exactly how many people he killed will never be known.”
The Chicago Daily News published an account of the killer’s death after he was sentenced to hang for the murder of his associate and co-conspirator Benjamin Pitezel.
Holmes, an alias for Herman Webster Mudgett, arrived in Chicago in 1885 and took an interest in a drugstore at 63rd and Wallace, Larson wrote. After conning the owner out of the property, he built a three-story building on the land across from the drugstore with retail space on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors. Later dubbed the “murder castle,” the building had trapdoor
Rollercoaster rides and entertainment at Buc Days carnival
Continues today
and last updated 2021-05-06 07:38:11-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The last day to ride some rides and have fun at the carnival at Buc Days is May 9. There are 24 rides to choose from and 15 games for you to win prizes.
Jeff Johnston the owner of the carnival said it was 370 days in lockdown where he wasnât able to provide some fun and entertainment to communities around the United States so for him to be able to be back out is exciting.
âTo be back out and working and see the support, we are getting a lot of support out of everybody right now. Everybody wants to just get out and get back to a little bit of normal and have some fun,â said Jeff Johnston Owner of the Carnival.
Philately and Stamp Collecting
May 1st in stamps Penny Black, Columbian Exposition, Antonín Dvořák, Empire State Building, David Livingstone
Here are some events that happened on May 1st. It could be an event or a person that died or was born on that day
1840 – The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
The Penny Black was the world s first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom (referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain), on 1 May 1840, but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria.
On This Day, May 1: Obama announces Osama bin Laden s death upi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from upi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.