May 9: Happy Birthday Billy Joel!
Musician Billy Joel is 63 years old today.
Celebrate by watching his classic anthem “Piano Man” from his “Last Play at Shea” concerts in 2008.
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FEB. 17, 1972: PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON VISITS CHINA
Forty years ago today, President Richard Nixon flew to China for a historic visit.
Watch James Maddalena (as Nixon) sing the aria “News Has a Kind of Mystery,” a scene from last year’s performance of “Nixon in China” at the Met.
Source: video.pbs.org
The Earliest Days of NASA
Maria Popova, at Brain Pickings, happened upon a treasure trove of early NASA (and its...
Brown vs. Board of Education
On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision overturning “separate but equal” as unconstitutional,...
Funny Kid(s) Friday!
These quadruplets think their dad is four times funnier than he actually is.
Being that today is the opening of “Gatsby” we thought it fitting to share this snippet of a letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald to...
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