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How Edward R. Murrow Became A Journalism Superhero
Investor's Business Daily· 2 days agoHis timing was fortuitous. As war clouds loomed, Murrow plunged into the fray as a radio broadcaster. His eyewitness accounts of the German annexation of...
Replacing Taxes With Tariffs Would Take Us Back to the 1800s
The New Republic via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoBoth presidents set the top marginal rate well above current levels: Hoover at 63 percent and FDR at...
This Date in Baseball - Luis Castillo ties 80-year-old record for longest hitting streak by a 2B
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days ago1938 — The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Babe Ruth to coach for the remainder of the season. 1947 — Cincinnati’s Ewell Blackwell tossed a 6-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves ...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Key West
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA slice of grilled SPAM is placed on top of a block of rice and then wrapped with nori (edible...
A lesson from campus protests over Gaza: 'One-sidedness' only makes hate worse
Chicago Sun-Times· 21 hours agoAs a faculty member at an American university, I have become painfully aware that divisions over...
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
Book Reporter· 3 days agoEverybody knows that in 1938, runaway heiress artist Juliette Willoughby perished in an accidental studio fire in Paris, alongside her masterpiece Self Portrait As Sphinx.
This Date in Baseball - Luis Castillo ties 80-year-old record for longest hitting streak by a 2B
The News-Times· 5 days ago1938 — The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Babe Ruth to coach for the remainder of the season. 1947 — Cincinnati’s Ewell Blackwell tossed a 6-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves ...
Today in Sports - Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks in 7 games to win 1st NBA Championship
San Francisco Chronicle· 18 hours ago1938 — In a rematch portrayed in both countries as good vs. evil, Joe Louis of the U.S. knocks out Germany’s Max Schmeling at 2:04 of the first round at Yankee Stadium to ...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
Houston Chronicle· 2 days ago1916 — Rube Foster of the Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees. Foster struck out three and walked three and pitched the first no-hitter at Fenway Park. 1938& ...
This Date in Baseball - St. Louis’ Tony La Russa becomes 3rd manager with 2,500 career victories
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days ago1916 — Rube Foster of the Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees. Foster struck out three and walked three and pitched the first no-hitter at Fenway Park. 1938& ...