I don’t ask questions when I do an interview; I instruct my subject to tell me what there is about them that makes a good story. It usually
Higher education in North Carolina has always been an important function. In 1776, the state chartered the University of North Carolina, the first state chartered university in the United States. On December 1, 1865, the first African American institution was
Ron Chernow, the American historian and biographer has done some pretty nifty research and written some very successful books. He has written about Ulysses Grant. His biography of Alexander Hamilton inspired the Broadway smash, Hamilton, and his biography
Ripon is an attractive small city in Yorkshire, England, wrapping itself around its ancient Cathedral.
In 886 AD King Alfred presented the City of Ripon a charter in the form of a horn. Since then, and certainly for over 500 years without a break, each
“I was born at mid-night in a snow-covered log-cabin in the woods of Vermont.
“I always wanted to tell someone where and when I was born, but nobody ever asked. The tale I wanted to tell is
The strange and unusual are seldomly related except through their quirkiness. A burning spring, the largest private home in Canada, and a blacksmith shop are very different things, but each is certainly curious. Read on for tales of mystery, wonder and suspense.
On Saturday, August 7, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will surpass the second shortest presidency in American History. William Henry Harrison had the shortest time in office, just 31 days in 1841. The next shortest presidency belonged to
Sammy’s Bowery Follies was not the first “dive bar” nor did they invent the idea of “slumming” but for a stretch of time through the 1940s to the 1960s, Sammy’s was New York’s best example of both.
For the uninitiated, a “dive bar” is a
Around the world people work in different ways and many of those jobs are illustrated on postcards. In America, most work is done to preserve the capitalistic lifestyle that so many of us like. If you pursue your way of
There are historians, philosophers, social behaviorists, and dozens of others who have long speculated on the topic of which person, ever, has been most influential on history. Lists have been made that include names such as: Jesus of Nazareth, Confucius, Mohammad, Buddha, Julius Caesar,
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