Alex Haley
Haley as a young man in the U.S. Coast Guard
Born	August 11, 1921(1921-08-11) Ithaca, New York[1]
Died	February 10, 1992 (aged 70) Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Writer, Novelist, Scriptwriter
Genres	African American literature
Notable work(s)	Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921–February 10, 1992) was an American writer. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction African American literature is the body of Literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent Roots The Saga of an American Family is a Novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the latter of which he wrote in collaboration with Malcolm X. Roots The Saga of an American Family is a Novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (ISBN 0-345-35068-5 was written by Alex Haley between 1964 and 1965 as told to him through conversations with Malcolm conducted shortly Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American

Contents 1 Early life 2 Writing career 2.1 Playboy magazine 2.2 Malcolm X 2.3 Roots 3 Later years 4 Plagiarism and other criticism 5 Books 6 Recordings 7 Radio 8 Notes 9 Bibliography 10 External links

Early life

Born in Ithaca, New York, in 1921, Haley spent his first five years in Henning, Tennessee in an African American family mixed with Irish and Cherokee ancestry with his 2 younger brothers. Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact Haley was born to Simon Haley and Bertha Palmer. Many of his books reference his childhood friend Charlie Taylor. Haley's father, Simon Alexander Haley, was a professor of agriculture who had served in World War I after graduating from college. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The younger Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the incredible obstacles of racism he had overcome. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Alex Haley was first sent off to college at the age of 15. At the age of seventeen he returned home to inform his father of his withdrawal from Alcorn State University. Alcorn State University, located near Lorman Mississippi, United States, is a public Land grant university. Simon Haley felt that Alex needed discipline and growth and convinced his son to enlist in the military. On May 24, 1939, Alex Haley began his 20-year service with the Coast Guard. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He enlisted as a mess-boy and then became a Petty Officer Third Class in the rate of Mess Attendant, one of the few enlisted designators open to African Americans at that time. US Navy Good conduct variation US See also Seafarer's professions and ranks A Steward's Assistant ( SA) is an unlicensed entry-level crewmember in the Steward's Department It was during his service in the Pacific theater of operations that Haley taught himself the craft of writing stories. The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope It is said that during his enlistment he was often paid by other sailors to write love letters to their girlfriends. He talked of how the greatest enemy he and his crew faced during their long sea voyages wasn't the Japanese but boredom. He collected many rejection slips over an eight-year period before his first story was bought.

After World War II, Haley was able to petition the Coast Guard to allow him to transfer into the field of journalism, and by 1949 he had become a Petty Officer First Class in the rate of Journalist. Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Good conduct variation12 years or moreof good conduct He later advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer and held this grade until his retirement from the Coast Guard in 1959. Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.

Alex Haley's awards and decorations from the Coast Guard include the American Defense Service Medal (with "Sea" clasp), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal (with 1 silver and 1 bronze service star), Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and the Coast Guard Expert Marksmanship Medal. The American Defense Service Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created in 1941 by Executive Order of President Franklin Roosevelt A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a Military decoration, Civil decoration, or other Medal. The American Campaign Medal was a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a service decoration of the Second World War which was awarded to any member of the United States military who The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created on November 6 The World War II Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military decorations of the United States military. The Korean Service Medal (KSM is a decoration of the United States military and was created in November 1950 by executive order of President The National Defense Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D The United Nations Service Medal for Korea is an International military decoration which was established by the United Nations on December 12, 1950 The Marksmanship Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard and is the highest award one may receive for weapons qualification

Writing career

After his retirement from the Coast Guard, Haley began his writing career and eventually became a senior editor for Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace.

Playboy magazine

Haley conducted the first interview for Playboy magazine. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy The interview, with jazz legend Miles Davis, appeared in the September 1962 issue. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. In the interview, Davis candidly spoke about his thoughts and feelings on racism and it was that interview that set the tone for what would become a significant part of the magazine. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Playboy Interview with Haley was the longest he ever granted to any publication. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Throughout the 1960s, Haley was responsible for some of the magazine's most notable interviews, including an interview with American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell, who agreed to meet with Haley only after Haley, in a phone conversation, assured him that he was not Jewish. The American Nazi Party was an organization formed with the goal of reviving Nazism, this time in the United States of America. George Lincoln Rockwell ( March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was a Navy Reserve Commander (aviation and founder of the American Nazi Haley exhibited remarkable calm and professionalism despite the handgun Rockwell kept on the table throughout the interview. Haley also interviewed Cassius Clay, who spoke about changing his name to Muhammad Ali. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Other interviews include Jack Ruby's defense attorney Melvin Belli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jim Brown, Johnny Carson, and Quincy Jones. Jacob Rubenstein (March 25 1911 – January 3 1967 who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947 was an American Nightclub operator from Melvin Mouron Belli ( 29 July, 1907, Sonora California &ndash 9 July, 1996 Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor He completed a memoir of Malcolm X for Playboy six months before Malcolm X died in February 1965. The memoir was published in the July 1965 issue of the magazine.

Malcolm X

One of Haley's most famous interviews was a 1963 interview with Malcolm X for Playboy, which led to their collaboration on the activist's autobiography The Autobiography of Malcolm X, based on interviews conducted shortly before Malcolm's death (and with an epilogue). Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American The Autobiography of Malcolm X (ISBN 0-345-35068-5 was written by Alex Haley between 1964 and 1965 as told to him through conversations with Malcolm conducted shortly An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee where Questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American Published in 1965, the book became a huge success and was later named by Time magazine as one of the ten most important nonfiction books of the 20th century. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and

Roots

In 1976, Haley published Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a novel based loosely on his family's history, starting with the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in Gambia in 1767 and transported to the Province of Maryland to be sold as a slave. Roots The Saga of an American Family is a Novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. Kunta Kinte is the central character of the Novel, Roots The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, and of the television mini-series The Province of Maryland was an English colony in North America that existed from 1632 until 1776 when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen colonies As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Haley claimed to be a seventh-generation descendant of Kunta Kinte, and Haley's work on the novel involved ten years of research, intercontinental travel and writing. He went to the village of Juffure, where Kunta Kinte grew up and which is still in existence, and listened to a tribal historian tell the story of Kinte's capture. Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in Gambia, lying 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank ^[2] Haley also traced the records of the ship, The Lord Ligonier, which he said carried his ancestor to America. Genealogists have since disputed Haley's research and conclusions and Haley had to reach an out-of-court settlement with Harold Courlander to end a plagiarism lawsuit. Harold Courlander ( September 18, 1908 - March 15, 1996) was an American Novelist, Folklorist, and Anthropologist

Haley was briefly a "writer in residence" at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Clinton is a Village in Oneida County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He began to write "Roots" there. Many local people remember Haley fondly. He enjoyed spending time at a local bistro "The Savoy" in Rome New York where he listened to the piano player. Today, there is a special table in honor of Haley with a painting of Alex writing "Roots" on a yellow legal tablet.

Haley said the most emotional moment of his life was on September 29, 1967, when he stood at the site in Annapolis, Maryland where his ancestor had arrived 200 years before. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. Roots was eventually published in 37 languages and Haley won a Special Award for it in 1977 from the Pulitzer Board. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Roots also went on to become a popular television miniseries in 1977. Roots is a 1977 American television Miniseries based on Alex Haley 's work Roots The Saga of an American Family The book and film were both successful, reaching a record-breaking 130 million viewers when it was serialized on television. Roots emphasized that African Americans have a long history and that not all of that history is lost, as many believed. Its popularity sparked an increased public interest in genealogy, as well. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of

In 1979, ABC aired a sequel miniseries entitled Roots: The Next Generations. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Roots The Next Generations is a 1979 television miniseries that continues the story of the family of Alex Haley from the time of Reconstruction The series continued the story of Kunta Kinte's descendants, concluding with Haley's arrival in Jufureh. Haley was portrayed (at various ages) by future soap opera actor Kristoff St. John, The Jeffersons actor Damon Evans, and Tony Award winner James Earl Jones. Kristoff St John (born July 15, 1966 in New York City) is an Emmy Award -winning American actor best known for his role as Neil Winters Damon Evans (born November 24 1949, Baltimore Maryland) is an American actor best known as one of the two actors who played Lionel Jefferson The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Actor of Film and stage well known for his deep basso

Later years

In the late 1980s, Haley began working on a second historical novel based on another branch of his family, traced through his grandmother Queen—the daughter of a black slave woman and her white master. Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Haley died in Seattle, Washington of a heart attack before he could complete the story and was buried beside his childhood home in Henning, Tennessee. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. At his request, it was finished by David Stevens and was published as Alex Haley's Queen; it was subsequently made into a movie in 1993. David Stevens may refer to Dave Stevens, illustrator Dave Stevens (football player David Stevens (actor Queen The Story of an American family by Alex Haley and David Stevens is a partly factual Historical novel which has served to bring back to the consciousness

Late in his life, Haley acquired a small farm in Norris, Tennessee, adjacent to the Museum of Appalachia, with the intent of making it his home. Norris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. The Museum of Appalachia, located in Norris, Tennessee, 20 miles north of Knoxville, is a living history Museum of pioneer mountain and early Subsequent to his death, the property was sold to the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), which calls it the "Alex Haley Farm" and uses it as a national training center and retreat site. The Children's Defense Fund is a child advocacy and research group founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. An abandoned barn on the farm property was rebuilt as a traditional cantilevered barn, using a design by architect Maya Lin. A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace A cantilever is a beam supported on only one end The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and Shear stress. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Maya Ying Lin ( born October 5, 1959) is an American Artist who has become known for her work in Sculpture and Landscape art The building now serves as a library for CDF. ^[3]

In 1999, the U. S. Coast Guard honored Haley by naming the cutter Alex Haley after him. A United States Coast Guard cutter is any vessel operated by the United States Coast Guard that is over 65 feet in length

Haley was also posthumously awarded the Korean War Service Medal from the government of South Korea ten years after his death. The Korean War Service Medal (or Republic of Korea War Service Medal (ROKWSM is a decoration of South Korea which was first authorized in December 1950 South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː This award, created in 1999, did not exist during Haley's lifetime.

Plagiarism and other criticism

Alex Haley researched Roots for ten years; the Roots TV series adaptation aired in 1977. Roots is a 1977 American television Miniseries based on Alex Haley 's work Roots The Saga of an American Family The same year, Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for the book as well as the Spingarn Medal. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP for outstanding achievement by a African American. However, Haley's fame was marred by plagiarism charges in 1978. Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) After a trial, Haley settled out-of-court for $650,000, having been accused of plagiarizing a 100 word segment from The African by Harold Courlander. For other uses of settlement including legal uses see Settlement. Harold Courlander ( September 18, 1908 - March 15, 1996) was an American Novelist, Folklorist, and Anthropologist ^[4] Haley claimed that the appropriation of Courlander's passages had been unintentional. ^[5] In 1988 Margaret Walker also sued him, claiming Roots violated the copyright for her novel Jubilee. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Dr Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander ( July 6, 1915 &ndash November 30, 1998) was an African-American poet and author born in Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for Jubilee (1966 is a critically acclaimed Historical novel written by Margaret Walker, which focuses on the story of a Biracial slave Her case was dismissed by the court.

Haley has been accused of fictionalizing true stories in both his book Roots and The Autobiography Of Malcolm X. Malcolm X's family and members of The Nation of Islam accused Haley of changing selected parts of his story. The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan,

In addition, the veracity of those aspects of Roots which Haley claimed to be true has also been challenged. ^[6] Although Haley acknowledged the novel was primarily a work of fiction, he did claim that his actual ancestor was Kunta Kinte, an African taken from the village of Jufureh in what is now The Gambia. Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in Gambia, lying 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank According to Haley, Kunta Kinte was sold into slavery where he was given the name Toby and, while in the service of a slavemaster named John Waller, went on to have a daughter named Kizzy, Haley's great-great-great grandmother. Haley also claimed to have identified the specific slave ship and the actual voyage on which Kunta Kinte was transported from Africa to North America in 1767.

However, noted genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills and the African-Americanist historian Gary B. Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mills revisited Haley's research and concluded that those claims of Haley's were not true. ^[7][8] According to the Millses, the slave named Toby who was owned by John Waller could be definitively shown to have been in North America as early as 1762. They further said that Toby died years prior to the supposed date of birth of Kizzy. There have also been suggestions that Kebba Kanji Fofana, the amateur griot in Jufureh, who, during Haley's visit there, confirmed the tale of the disappearance of Kunta Kinte, had been coached to relate such a story. A griot ( pronounced /gɹiɒ/ in English or in French, with a silent t) or jeli ( djeli or djéli in French ^[9][10].

To date, Haley's work remains a notable exclusion from the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, despite Haley's status as history's best-selling African-American author. African American literature is the body of Literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent Harvard University professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the anthology's general editors, has denied that the controversies surrounding Haley's works are the reason for this exclusion. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, educator scholar writer editor and Public intellectual Nonetheless, Dr. Gates has acknowledged the doubts surrounding Haley's claims about Roots, saying, "Most of us feel it's highly unlikely that Alex actually found the village whence his ancestors sprang. Roots is a work of the imagination rather than strict historical scholarship. "^[11]

Books

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
• Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976)
• A Different Kind of Christmas (1988)
• Queen: The Story of an American Family (1993) (completed by David Stevens after Haley's death)
• Mama Flora's Family (1998) (completed by David Stevens after Haley's death)

Recordings

• Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots (1977) - 2-LP recording of a two-hour lecture Haley gave at the University of Pennsylvania. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (ISBN 0-345-35068-5 was written by Alex Haley between 1964 and 1965 as told to him through conversations with Malcolm conducted shortly Roots The Saga of an American Family is a Novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. Queen The Story of an American family by Alex Haley and David Stevens is a partly factual Historical novel which has served to bring back to the consciousness David Stevens may refer to Dave Stevens, illustrator Dave Stevens (football player David Stevens (actor Mama Flora's Family is a novel by Alex Haley. The story begins with Flora a daughter of poor black sharecroppers at her home in Mississippi. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Released by Warner Bros. Records (2BS 3036). Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Radio

• Author Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign encouraging reading of Alex Haley's books

Notes

Bibliography

• Wright, Donald R. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, "Uprooting Kunta Kinte: On the Perils of Relying on Encyclopedic Informants. History in Africa, vol. 8 (1981), pp. 205-217.

External links

• Biography
• The Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Foundation
• Coast Guard cutter named after Alex Haley
• Roots tribute page
• Alex Haley's Gravesite
• Alex Haley's Interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Alex Haley's Interview with Miles Davis
• Alex Haley's Interview with Malcolm X
• Official Roots: 30th Anniversary Edition website

Persondata
NAME	Haley, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Haley, Alexander
SHORT DESCRIPTION	African American biographer, script writer, and novelist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 11, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ithaca, New York
DATE OF DEATH	February 10, 1992
PLACE OF DEATH

Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

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