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.
She would go on to earn a masterâs degree from Columbia University (1910) and a Ph.D. from Yale (English). 1900 William Walter Smith becomes the first African American student to graduate from the U of I (bachelorâs in Literature and Arts).