History to Know: The Story of the Mirabal Sisters
PoliticsThese sisters were part of the Dominican Republic’s bloody struggle on the way to democracy. Watch: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1 For more about the Mirabel...
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The Takeaway: Just-Released 1940 Census Data Could Reveal Family Histories
Census Searchers Crash Archives Website: Data from the 1940 U.S. census became available to the public online yesterday—and interest was so great it nearly crashed the National Archives website. Miriam...
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Women Have Come a Long Way Since 1932 Olympics
Helen Johns Carroll, now 97, was only 17 years old when she represented the United States in swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics. That makes the gold medal she won 80 years old–and Carroll the product...
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George Aratani: A WWII Internee Turned History Buff
George Aratani was as personally well-known as the imported products sold by the companies he founded — most notably, the Mikasa line of dinnerware, and Kenwood home audio equipment. Nevertheless,...
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Are We Teaching Our Next Generation the Right Stuff?
I was on break from college, and proud to tell dad about my new major. “General Studies in the Humanities” sounded cool to me, but he was less impressed. “What the hell use will that be in world?” he...
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July 4th: What a Weekend for TV Marathons
Ah, the Fourth of July. Cue patriotic music, barbecues, fireworks, and TV marathons for couch potatoes of all interests who may just want to stay inside all long weekend. There’s the traditional...
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The 4th of July — in June!
Think you’re a firecracker on American history? Bet you didn’t know that… …George Washington stood nearly 6 foot 3. …John Adams was all about the girth of a nation; the man weighed in at 200 pounds....
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Secretary Sebelius: Medicare Helps Millions
The following is a guest post from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius AARP Op-Ed on the 48th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Tuesday, July 30, 2013 My 92-year-old father...
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8 Ways That Grandparents Really Rock!
This Sunday is National Grandparents Day and to celebrate, I’ve compiled a list of the eight reasons I think grandparents are beyond fabulous: They’re grand role models. This generation of grandparents...
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Memories of JFK
“There are still times when I hear ‘Hail to the Chief’ playing, and for a split second think I will see him coming down the steps of Air Force One or on TV, still young and still alive. Or maybe I am...
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JFK in Dallas on November 22, 1963 — Two Eyewitnesses
Bettman/Corbis Ben Jones, Dallas, Texas I was there. I was a senior in high school in Dallas. We were allowed to leave school (with parental permission) to go see the Motorcade downtown. A group of...
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I Lost My Commander-in-Chief
by Dennis Stiffler, 69, Port Orchard, Wash. I was 17 and a senior at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington when Senator Kennedy was inaugurated as President. In our history class we held a mock...
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Our Portrait of John-John
by Wendy Weber [On November 22, 1963] I was in Miss Rasmussen’s 9th grade biology class, Mather High School, Chicago, Ill. She had been called to the door and then came in and told us [the news about...
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The Speech I Gave on the 40th Anniversary
by Robert Proctor Ten years ago, Robert Proctor shared these thoughts, and he shares them with us again today: Today, Saturday, November 22nd, marks the 40th year that has passed since the...
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My Time With JFK
by Dave Farmer I was a senior in high school in Joliet, Ill. when I first heard JFK had been shot. Entering my next class, I saw my classmates standing silently near a radio as the announcement was...
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The Words I Wrote the Day After JFK’s Assassination
by Lloyd Stableford Note: I was a senior at the College of William and Mary, pursuing a political science major. The words that follow are the actual words I wrote on my Royal typewriter in my dorm...
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A Nine-Year-Old’s Memory of JFK — and Grownup Thoughts of MLK and Bobby
Glenda Thomas was a San Francisco elementary school student in 1963. This month, she recorded her memories of November 22, 1963 and sent them to our Tumblr, JFK Memories. “As a little black girl living...
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This Week in Boomer History: January 13 — 19
Fun facts from our shared experience: 1 — Wham-O, the hula-hoop people, manufactures its first “Pluto Platter” on Jan. 13, 1957. The company later changes the name to Frisbee. 2 — The U.S. Supreme...
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This Week in Boomer History: January 20 — 26
Noteworthy facts from our shared experience: 1. Jan. 20, 1981 — 444 days after Iranian students overran the U.S. embassy in Tehran, 52 American hostages are released. Ted Koppel’s Nightline, born as...
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This Week in Boomer History: Peace Corps … Concorde … Greatest!
Noteworthy events from our shared experience Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) becomes heavyweight champion of the world on Feb. 25, 1964, when Sonny Liston doesn’t answer the bell for the seventh...
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