The traditional gummy bear is made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. However, recipes vary, such as organic candy, those suitable for vegetarians, or those following religious dietary laws.
In an astonishing find, Rufus McDonald, a member of a clean-out crew preparing a house outside Chicago for demolition in 2009, discovered a steamer trunk of papers and documents collected by Richard Greener, A.B. 1870, the first black student to graduate from Harvard College.
1826 John Brown Russwurm becomes the first African American to graduate from Bowdoin College. 1828 Theodore Sedgewick Wright becomes the first African American to graduate from Princeton University. 1828 John Newton Templeton becomes the first African American to graduate form Ohio University.