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Forty years ago this month, two young animal rights activists formed an organization to advocate for animals. Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco called it “People for the Ethical Treatment of
Forty years ago this month, two young animal rights activists formed an organization to advocate for animals. Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco called it “People for the Ethical Treatment of
For 16 years, Mark McEwen was a fixture on CBS’s “Early Show.” For a time, McEwen was also host of A&E’s “Live by Request.” Later he joined a TV station
Perhaps no living human being knows more about the world’s shipwrecks than Robert Ballard. He’s the world’s foremost authority on underwater and maritime archaeology. Ballard led the undersea expedition that
Neil Simon was born on the Fourth of July, 1927 and grew up in New York City. Because of a troubled home life, he spent a lot of time at
Twenty years ago tomorrow a book was published that broke rules, set new boundaries, redefined fiction. It was a groundbreaking novel by Mark Z. Danielewski. It was his first book,
Most authors would be delighted to be on the New York Times bestseller list once or twice. Clive Cussler made it to the list 20 times. He was much more
It’s been 37 years since that record-breaking series finale of the TV show “MAS*H.” And William Christopher may be best remembered as the lovable Father Mulcahy, but he had a
Gordon Cooper was the youngest of the seven original Mercury astronauts, the ones who famously had “the right stuff.” He was a World War II fighter pilot, later a test
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. played a key role in World War II. Not only were his combat accomplishments extraordinary, but his leadership helped shape the United States Air Force for
It all started over 15 years ago, when an ordinary guy from Maryland named Frank Warren kaunched a project, to encourage people to share secrets. Not just ordinary secrets, either.