Today is the 84th birthday of the architect and designer Michael Graves. You know his products, you love his products. That dish scrubber didn’t grow
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Happy 126th Birthday Pearl S. Buck
Today is the 126th of the author and Nobel Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck. Her stories stand the test of time and help define an era.
Happy 102nd Birthday Dick Proenneke
Today is the 102nd birthday of Dick Proenneke. Who doesn’t love a recluse? Especially one that is not writing a manifesto and sending letter bombs, but
Happy 101st Birthday I. M. Pei
Today is the 101st birthday of the architect I.M. Pei. I first witnessed his work in person with the I. Magnin on Pine, the store
Happy 117th Birthday William H. Johnson
Today is the 117th birthday of the artist William H. Johnson. His primitive style of painting African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance has become the
Happy 58th Birthday Dorothy Stratten
Today is the 58th birthday of a girl that will always be only 20 years old: Dorothy Stratten. The world is a better place because
