You’ve heard about the Unsinkable Molly Brown, the brassy, nouveau riche millionaire mine owner’s wife who made it safely off the sinking Titanic. As incredible as that was, she had nothing on a remarkably feisty feline. Because he survived not one, but three ship sinkings … and in wartime, too, no less.
Sixty-eight years ago this month, Americans were introduced to an everyday kid. While TV viewers loved Lucy and trusted Father to know best, they also embraced the unassuming, impish Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver.
It’s one of the most recognizable sounds in the world: A blasting roar that could rattle a jungle.
Of all the forgotten tales brought back to life in this column, this one may be the most obscure of all. You’ll have to dig deep into the history books to find it. Though forgotten today, it played a critical role in helping decide which nation would control what’s now the southeastern United States.
Everyone loves a bargain, a bit of financial good fortune to the buyer’s advantage. When it’s exceptionally good, we call it the deal of a lifetime.
History is littered with possibilities. The only thing historians love more than bickering among themselves is speculating about what might have happened if the past had played out differently.
From the moment he learned to walk, Jules was a daredevil, always pulling off feats of derring-do. He came by it naturally. His father was a gymnastics instructor who also operated a swimming pool in the French city of Toulouse.
Back before streaming films on Netflix, before TV or radio or records or movies — in fact, before any electronic entertainment — folks took pleasure in the simple things in life. Like watching two steam locomotives crash in a head-on collision.
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A collective funk is descending upon America’s children these days. Moms are outfitting kids with new clothes. That means only one thing: the back-to-school blues are here again.