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Skip Ewing – Country Music’s Unknown Star
Let’s play a game. What do the following phrases have in common? It’s You Again The Gospel According to Luke I’m Your Man Your Memory Wins Again It Wasn’t His Child Love, Me L… more →
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Skip Ewing - Country Music's Unknown Star
wrote 2 months ago: Let’s play a game. What do the following phrases have in common? It’s You Again The Gos … more →
The French Chef - A Television Pioneer
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wrote 3 months ago: We get our television programming from DirecTV, and our channel lineup doesn’t contain any of … more →
Gang Lu's Terrible Response to Loss of Award
wrote 6 months ago: This is one that I remember pretty well… In May of 1991, Gang Lu received his Ph. D. from the … more →
Ben Bailey: The Cabbie That Pays You
wrote 6 months ago: Tonight, the country is focused on the East Coast. And that’s as it should be. The storm tha … more →
Proenneke Turns up the Heat at Twin Lakes
wrote 8 months ago: It’s been a pretty quiet month, that’s for sure! Well, not quiet in terms of everyday l … more →
Richard Proenneke Discovers the Bear Necessities
wrote 10 months ago: We watched a comedian some time ago on television and he joked about his fear of bears. Before his … more →
Richard Proenneke's Retirement "Project"
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wrote 12 months ago: “It was good to be back in the wilderness again, where everything seems at peace. I was alone … more →
Pac-Man...Need I Say More?
wrote 1 year ago: There isn’t a person from my generation who hasn’t heard of Pac-Man. And there are very … more →
Jesse Owens Wins Congressional Gold
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wrote 1 year ago: It will be a brief one this evening. The very fact that you’ve arrived at this website indicat … more →
General Lee Begins Flying Lessons
wrote 1 year ago: Most all of us know the tale of Robin Hood. He’s a man (or a fox, if you know the cartoon ver … more →
Text Ya Later!
wrote 1 year ago: When I reached my teenage years, the words “text” and “message” were still s … more →
Lake Peigneur: A Volatile Mix of Oil and Salt
wrote 1 year ago: Last summer (the rain-drenched summer of 2010), Lake Delhi ceased to exist. Located in eastern Iowa … more →
London Bridge Emigrates to America
wrote 1 year ago: The weekend was a bit of a downer for me, as I dealt with (what I think was) a touch of the flu. So … more →
Frank Corder's Final Flight
wrote 1 year ago: Like most days on the history spreadsheet, yesterday had topics about which I might have said a litt … more →
Philippe Petit: Balancing Act
wrote 1 year ago: Philippe Petit might not be a name that immediately attaches itself to a face. In fact, I wouldn … more →
George Brett Goes Batty Over Pine Tar
wrote 1 year ago: The Kansas City Royals aren’t a very good baseball team. They’ve been pretty bad for qu … more →
McDonnell Rolls Out Eagle #1
wrote 1 year ago: When the British approached North American Aviation about building Curtiss P-40 Warhawks for them, J … more →
(Tornado) Crossing Jordan
wrote 1 year ago: The 2011 tornado season has, so far, been as bad as most people can remember. Records indicate that … more →
The Loss of Valujet Flight 592
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wrote 2 years ago: On May 9, 1996, I flew on an airplane for the first time. I’ve never made a secret about not … more →
