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AS SEEN ON THE LEGACY WALL… Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of NFL pro-football player Jerry Smith – st...
10/15/2026


AS SEEN ON THE LEGACY WALL…
Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of NFL pro-football player Jerry Smith – star receiver and record-holding tight end for the Washington Redskins 1965-1977. Smith was the first prominent U.S. athlete to announce he was suffering from AIDS. He died on October 15, 1986 at age 43 of an AIDS-related illness in Silver Spring, MD. Read more about Legacy Nominee at… http://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/jerry-smith

Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of composer, songwriter, and Broadway legend COLE PORTER (Love For Sale...
10/15/2026


Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of composer, songwriter, and Broadway legend COLE PORTER (Love For Sale, Can-Can, Anything Goes, Silk Stockings, I Get a Kick out of You, Night and Day, Begin the Beguine, So in Love). Porter is considered one of the principle contributors of the Great American Songbook with over 900 songs attributed to him. He was nominated for four Oscars, won one Grammy, won two Tony Awards (for Kiss Me Kate), and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In failing health for years, Porter died of kidney failure on October 15, 1964 at age 75 in Santa Monica, CA. He was inducted onto Chicago’s award-winning Legacy Walk in October 2014 thanks to the generosity of . Read more about at… http://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/cole-porter

Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas, and literary ...
10/15/2026


Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas, and literary critic MICHEL FOUCAULT (The History of Sexuality, Madness and Civilization, The Order of Things). He was born on October 15, 1926 in Poitiers, France. Read more about Legacy Nominee at… http://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/michel-foucault

Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of Maestro LEONARD BERNSTEIN, who conducted more than 1000 performances...
10/14/2026


Today the Legacy Project commemorates the death of Maestro LEONARD BERNSTEIN, who conducted more than 1000 performances of the New York Philharmonic. A gifted composer (On The Town, Candide, West Side Story) he won three Tony Awards, an Emmy, numerous Grammys, received the Kennedy Center Honor, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Bernstein died of a heart attack on October 14, 1990 in New York City at age 72, five days after announcing his retirement from conducting. He was inducted onto Chicago’s Legacy Walk in 2015 in memory of Chicago activist and fine arts critic , thanks to the generosity of , which coordinated the sponsorship efforts among Andrew’s colleagues. Bernstein’s bronze memorial can be found at 3641 N. Halsted. Read more about at http://www.legacyprojectchicago.org/person/leonard-bernstein

AS SEEN ON THE LEGACY WALL…Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of BENJAMIN SUMNER WELLES – FDR’s Under Secret...
10/14/2026


AS SEEN ON THE LEGACY WALL…
Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of BENJAMIN SUMNER WELLES – FDR’s Under Secretary of State and the co-founder of what became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Welles’s stellar career – during which he established FDR’s “Good Neighbor Policy” with Latin America and the Caribbean, and the framework for what would become N.A.T.O. – was destroyed after a witch-hunt (conducted by closeted homosexual J. Edgar Hoover) confirmed that Welles, indeed, had a secret. He was born on October 14, 1892 in New York City. To learn more about Benjamin check out… http://www.legacyprojectchicago.org/person/Benjamin_Sumner_Welles

Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of modernist short story writer KATHERINE MANSFIELD (The Garden Party: An...
10/14/2026


Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of modernist short story writer KATHERINE MANSFIELD (The Garden Party: And Other Stories, Bliss: And Other Stories, Prelude) – who enchanted and influenced writers from Virginia Woolf to D.H. Lawrence. She was born on October 14, 1888 in Wellington, New Zealand. Read more about at… http://www.legacyprojectchicago.org/person/katherine-mansfield

ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN: ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMANToday the Legacy Project commemorates the canonization of ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMA...
10/13/2026


ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN: ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
Today the Legacy Project commemorates the canonization of ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN. As a leader of the Oxford Movement, Newman was instrumental in bridging the divide between the Anglican Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Following his beatification on September 19, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, in recognition of Newman’s holy life and his capacity to be venerated for intercession by individuals who invoke his name in prayer, he was fully canonized as a Saint on October 13, 2019. Read more about why this man has become an inspiration to LGBTQ Roman Catholics worldwide at… https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/john-henry-newman

Today the Legacy Project commemorates the publication Annie Proulx’s short story, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, which debuted in ...
10/13/2026


Today the Legacy Project commemorates the publication Annie Proulx’s short story, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, which debuted in The New Yorker on October 13, 1997. Proulx’s story, which was one of 11 included in her 1999 short fiction collection Close Range: Wyoming Stories, was the eventual basis for Ang Lee’s Oscar-Winning film of the same name. To learn some interesting backstory about Brokeback Mountain check out… http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2015/7/28/brokeback-mountain-10-years-oral-history

Today the Legacy Project commemorates the first national gay civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court. On Octobe...
10/13/2026


Today the Legacy Project commemorates the first national gay civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court. On October 13, 1987 nearly 600 demonstrators were arrested for protesting the Hardwick vs. Bowers decision which upheld the constitutionality of so**my laws. To read more about the arc of these Supreme Court cases, which dealt directly with the legality of homosexual relations during the height of the AIDS crisis – check out… https://legacyprojectchicago.org/milestone/legalization-homosexuality

Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of Chicago-based playwright SCOTT MCPHERSON, who penned the multiple-awar...
10/13/2026


Today the Legacy Project celebrates the birth of Chicago-based playwright SCOTT MCPHERSON, who penned the multiple-award-winning play “Marvin’s Room” – which went on to become an Academy Award-nominated film starring Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Robert DeNiro, and Leonardo DiCaprio. In addition to being an all-round great guy, Scott was the life-partner of AIDS activist Daniel Sotomayor. He was born on October 13, 1959 in Columbus, OH. To learn more about this wonderfully talented man, check out… http://chicagolgbthalloffame.org/mcpherson-scott/

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