Two days before the Trinity test, using a quotation from Bhartrhari's Satakatraya, J. Robert Oppenheimer offered his thoughts on the matter: In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in…
With their close harmonies style, The Andrews Sisters were a smash hit in the swing and boogie-woogie musical era, selling an estimated 80 million records. Their many hit songs have…
George Gipp died only weeks after his Notre Dame football squad defeated Northwestern in an important game. He was later the subject of Knute Rockne's famous "Win just one for…
The at times breathtaking and extravagant Hell's Angels was a milestone of cinema. While uneven, and its acting dated, the air-war action scenes are real, are authentic, and represent surely…
Swing musician Glenn Miller organized an orchestra responsible for some of the sweetest sounds anyone will ever hear. Worldwide, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was the top musical attraction during…
The legendary Ben Hogan won nine so-called major golf championships in his great career, which ties him with Gary Player as fourth all time behind Walter Hagen, Tiger Woods, and…
Wisdom from the mind of Albert Einstein: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
Clark Gable made a record twelve films in 1931. Over the next decade he was the biggest name in movies. Then he left Hollywood. For good, he said at the…
Wisdom and advice voiced by Dr. Maya Angelou: "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
Casey Stengel piloted the New York Yankees to ten pennants and seven World Series championships in the years 1949 to 1960. But much earlier he also was good enough to…
