In a city where tornadoes are a way of life, this is pretty significant when you consider the one in question happened some 42 years ago, destroying numerous neighborhoods, schools, and nearly all the old-growth trees in Cherokee Park. There are entire websites dedicated to this tornado and...
To them, Rekers was nothing but a first year grad student. For forty years, they’ve held Dr. Richard Green responsible, the expert that Kirk’s mother saw on television. Getting to the bottom of who was really in charge of Kirk’s treatment is not as easy as one would expect. The ...
ENIAC was demonstrated to the public on Feb. 14, 1946. It was a huge success. The New York Times reported "an amazing machine which applies electronic speeds for the first time to mathematical tasks hitherto too difficult and cumbersome for solution.. . . Leaders who saw the device in acti...
Filter’s Richard Patrick pulled from personal experience, even if he couldn’t remember it, for the late ‘90s hit, “Take a Picture.” The song was inspired by multiple drunken experiences in which he was told of his antics later, asking a friend to document them for future reference. ...
The WPA wasn’t loved by all. A common complaint among Roosevelt’s Republican rivals was that it was created to buy votes ahead of the 1936 reelection cycle and was simply an extension of the welfare check. In response to the latter accusation, Harry Hopkins, the first administrator of the...
Coupland was just a couple of weeks into the job and she had to conduct an inquiry into how the mistake had happened and how similar things could be prevented in the future. “It was definitely one of the biggest challenges of my career. I've said to friends, it's always the sort of...
Doing this work is important not only to better understand what happened to US higher education during Terman’s time, but also to appreciate the variable conditions under which those who seek to expand educational opportunities do their work into the present. In subsequent decades there has been...
Did you go to Lakes Jam? Did you have a great time? Do you think you had a great time, but maybe can't remember exactly what happened for most of it? Perhaps you woke up one morning and realized you couldn't find your phone, your keys, your sunglasses; or possibly even your walle...
Bo Hopkins (William Hopkins) Died May 28, 2022 b. 1938 American actor. TV: The Rockford Files (1978-79, disbarred lawyer John Cooper) and Dynasty (1981-87, Matthew Blaisdel). Read More 4 0 Copy to Share This Entry Gary Coleman Died May 28, 2010 b. 1968 American actor, "What ...
What happened to Howie Mandel on America’s Got Talent? During last week's episode, when Howie went noticeably missing, host Terry Crews shared a brief announcement: "Howie Mandel isn't feeling good, so he won't be here tonight," he stated. With three judges for the time being, Ter...