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.
1951 Hiram Whittle becomes the first Black undergraduate to enroll at the University of Maryland. 1952 Manet Fowler becomes the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from a U.S. university (Cornell).