23K views · 103 reactions | If you thought it was a bit chilly this morning, take a look back at the Big Freeze of 1963. Thought to be one of the worst winters in history, the weather got so bad labourers were forced to stay at home and were laid off. | Nottinghamshire Live | Facebook

2.7K views · 306 reactions | On this day in 1963, a quarter of a million Americans gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, one of the most iconic events of the civil rights movement. Now, 60 years later, the SPLC joins numerous organizations and community organizers in continuing what Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin and so many others began in a powerful moment to unite, resist and fight against injustice ✊. | Southern Poverty Law Center | Facebook