Andre the Giant & Fred Savage
Andre the Giant appeared in the revisionist fairy tale/adventure The Princess Bride (1987). So did Fred Savage, then a kid actor who only a few years ago offered this remembrance…
You’re Out Of The Game!
He was Leo Ernest Durocher, also known as "Leo the Lip" and "LIppy." To say he was controversial and outspoken is an understatement. Durocher was an infielder who played on…
May 22, 2023 Declared Harvey Milk Day in the City of Burbank
May 22, 2023 has been declared Harvey Milk Day in the City of Burbank. Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, small…
Nobel Prize Winner, Richard Feynman
The theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made a video to tell…
Andre the Giant, The Eighth Wonder of the World
The French professional wrestler known worldwide as Andre the Giant was really Andre Rene Roussimoff. For his great size he was also known as "The Eighth Wonder of the World."…
Lieutenant Commander Tammie Jo Shults
Lieutenant Commander Tammie Jo Shults, former naval aviator, and now retired commercial airline captain, was one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy. She…
The Queen of Motown
Singer Mary Wells played an important role in developing the Motown sound, and the Motown brand in the early 1960's. She was known as "The Queen of Motown" for songs…
Bessie Coleman, the World’s First Black Woman Pilot
Bessie Coleman, of mixed descent, a college dropout, was motivated to become a pilot after being taunted by her own brother. She became the world's first black woman to earn…
How to live forever: Hollywood A.I.’s ‘digital twins’ bring dead actors back from the grave
From bringing James Dean back to life for new movies to the Army's use of "digital twins" ... CEO and co-founder of Worldwide XR Travis Cloyd and Kathleen Haase, a…
Rosa Parks, the First Lady of Civil Rights
Congress honored Rosa Parks as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement." She was important early on in the civil rights struggle when in…
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