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.
1931 Dorothy Porter Wesley becomes the first African American to earn a library degree from Columbia University (BLS). She would go on to earn a Masterâs degree in the same department, in 1932. 1931 Jane Bolin becomes the first African American woman to receive a law degree from Yale. 1931 Enid Cook becomes the first African American to graduate from Bryn Mawr College.