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My memories of Henry Kissinger
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHenry Kissinger’s powers of persuasion are legendary. I first encountered them in 1977 when he rang me up to persuade me to stay over in America to...
Video: Watch Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s previously lost speech from 1962
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe only recording of a speech Martin Luther King Jr. gave at Park-Sheraton Hotel in 1962 was lost...
I toured Kykuit, a 40-room mansion in New York that once belonged to the richest man in the world....
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKykuit Mansion.Talia Lakritz/Insider Kykuit, a 40-room mansion in Sleepy Hollow, New York, belonged...
Opinion: Harry Belafonte and the Birmingham protests that changed America
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNonviolent Black student demonstrators were met with fire hoses and dogs in May 1963 during the...
What Old Jails Are Being Used for Now
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year ago©TripAdvisor What can you do with a former prison or jail? Pretty much anything you want, provided you have the imagination (and money) to bring about a...
Newt Gingrich Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHere’s a look at the life of former US House speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1943 Birth place:...
Today in history: Gerald R. Ford becomes vice president
WOOD via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It was 50 years ago Wednesday that Gerald R. Ford became the vice...
Tramel's travel blog: Life-sized rocking horses & blueberry pop in Bar Harbor, Maine
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bald eagle. A life-sized rocking horse. Blueberry pop. Lifestyles of the rich and famous. I saw...
When Nixon and Kennedy Battled for Jackie Robinson’s Endorsement
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the summer of 1960, Jackie Robinson was one of the most prominent ex-athletes in America. He had...
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the 'white man’s party'
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWearing his military uniform, Jackie Robinson signs a contract on Oct. 23, 1945 to becomes the first...