Rachel RobinsonRachel Robinson
A few days ago Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as she was confirmed as the first black female supreme Court Justice. But 75 years ago today another African American made
Jose EberJose Eber
Do you remember the 1970s TV show Charlie’s Angels? And do you remember one of the stars,Farrah Fawcett and her magnificent iconic hairstyle? If you do then you know the
Stephen CollinsStephen Collins
For 11 seasons on the TV series 7th Heaven, Stephen Collins played The Rev. Eric Camden, a Protestant minister who headed a family of seven. But Collins had a long
Jane ByrneJane Byrne
For 21 years, from the mid-1950s to the mid ’70s, mayor Richard j. Daly ran the city of Chicago. And I mean he ran the city. One member of Daley’s
Robert FulghumRobert Fulghum
Back around 1988 or ’89, you could hardly go anywhere without seeing a little book written by a former Unitarian minister called All I Really Need to Know I Learned
Judith MartinJudith Martin
Where has everybody’s manners gone? Doesn’t anybody have good manners anymore ? For over 40 years, syndicated columnist Judith Martin — better known as Miss Manners — has been helping
Alexander HaigAlexander Haig
Today is March 30th, and it was 41 years ago today that a young man tried to kill President Ronald Reagan. And one of the most controversial things that happened
Frank WarrenFrank Warren
I’m not sure Frank Warren understood what he was unleashing in January, 2005, when he initiated his PostSecret project . What started as something of a social experiment, encouraging people
Shere HiteShere Hite
Human sexuality has been widely studied, researched, and written about over the years, most notably, perhaps, by Alfred Kinsey and Masters and Johnson . In the 1970s and ’80s, there
Otis WilliamsOtis Williams
It was around this time in 1961 that a group of five young men formed a singing group called The Elgins. They were good, so good that Berry Gordy signed