On November 4, 1979, a group of students and militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking everyone inside hostage, including the chargé d’affaires, a career diplomat named Bruce Laingen.
This year’s long and divisive battle for the presidency is just about over.Tomorrow is Election Day And not a moment too soon. And while certain elements of this campaign have
Gloria Loring started singing professionally in 1960. After years of modest success in that endeavor, in 1980 she joined the cast of NBC’s “Days Of Our Lives,” playing Liz Chandler,
The United States has always, it seems, felt deeply divided about immigrants. We consider ourselves a melting pot, a refuge that welcomes the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. But
October 29 is World Stroke Day, to help us all recognize the causes and effects of stroke. In 1996 a severe stroke nearly killed one of America’s greatest actors, the
It’s the Yankees and Dodgers in the World Series, for the 12th time in their history. The last time was in 1981. The 1950s, however, were all Yankees-Dodgers. They met
Peter Capstick had a promising future on Wall Street in the 1960s But business wasn’t his passion. Africa was, and more specifically, hunting in Africa. Capstick became a professional hunter,
A 2006 book about a young woman’s journey of self-discovery landed on the New York Times bestseller list – where it stayed for nearly two years. The author of that
The Sting. The Way We Were. A Chorus Line. Composer Marvin Hamlisch was well-known for all of those, and much more. Hamlisch is one of only a handful of entertainers
