Today is the 93rd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers. He paid the ultimate price for his conviction. He was memorialized by prominent
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Happy 153rd Birthday Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Today is the 153rd birthday of the first Native American physician, activist, and today’s Google Doodle Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. Her story should inspire
Happy 92nd Birthday Christine Jorgensen
Today is the 92nd birthday of Christine Jorgensen. When confronted with people’s opinions about the gender identities of others, I often claim that they are
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 93rd Birthday Jack Lemmon
Today is Jack Lemmon’s 93rd birthday. Throughout his career, he turned in consistently top notch performances and made his “every man” persona so desirable. Watch him
spa v48.0 is Live!
On this day every year, I post an updated version of a post subtitled What I Have Learned So Far. You can see previous years
48 Questions Answered
This year, I am answering 48 questions(I re-answered and added one from last year’s list) that I found on the internet by googling “questions to
Happy 107th Birthday Butterfly McQueen
Today is the 107th birthday of Butterfly McQueen. Everyone knows her from her famous (and often horribly misquoted and impersonated) line from Gone With the Wind.
Happy 92nd Birthday Medgar Evers
Today is the 92nd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers. He paid the ultimate price for his conviction. He was memorialized by prominent
Happy 152nd Birthday Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Today is the 152nd birthday of the first Native American physician, activist, and today’s Google Doodle Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. Her story should inspire
Happy 91st Birthday Christine Jorgensen
Today is the 91st birthday of Christine Jorgensen. When confronted with people’s opinions about the gender identities of others, I often claim that they are
Happy 116th Birthday William H. Johnson
Today is the 115th birthday of the artist William H. Johnson. His primitive style of painting African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance has become the
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