Those who were present on that fateful day all those years ago recall an ordinary encounter. Rod Davis, still today a member ofThe Quarrymenthat was John Lennon’s band on that day in 1957 — and he will perform again this week — said in an interview with this writer in 2015 he didn...
Looks back at events that happened 60 years ago that are still affecting libraries and librarians in the United States in 1998. The bill of rights that the Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding convinced his board to adopt; The bill of rights that the American Library Association...
59 years ago this day: the largest ever U.S. nuclear weapons testJohn Hudson
The Laba Festival is on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. People will eat Laba porridge on this day. This tradition of eating Laba porridge, originating from Indian Buddhism, has a history of over one thousand years in China. On that day, Laba porridge would be cooked in many t...
Several years ago, when my grandparents were well into their 80s, they were no longer able to care for themselves very well. My grandfather was afraid of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. The idea of having to sell their home and move into a retirement home ...
More than 70 years ago,a young man traveled far away to take an entrance examination(入学考试) for a famous music school.During the examination,he tried his best but failed.The young man had no(1) choice( choose),at the same time,he didn't want to give up,so ...
The IBM Portable Computer was introduced on this day 40 years ago, and it packed some pretty good specifications for the time.
National Day is a national celebration. Whether in 62 years ago, or today, many people thought this day will be very happy. But happy is not the same reasons, had previously been happy because of national independence, the people free!
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, this uninvited guest was a bird--- a(n) __1__, to be more precise(精确地). “What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the thump(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my...
On this day ten years ago: A look back at Prince Harry's 30th birthday Sat 14 Sept 8.14am•Prince Harry turned thirty the day after his first Invictus Games. There was intrigue as to what was next from Harry, who had been dubbed the 'Playboy Prince'. ...