Today is Boris Karloff’s 134th birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
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Happy 131st Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff’s 131st birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of

A Song A Day in May: 80s Nuclear War Anxiety
The Music I listened to and loved in the 80s had an influence on me, it’s undeniable. Along with the books I read, the television

Happy 291st Birthday Thomas Gainsborough
Today is the 291st birthday of the artist Thomas Gainsborough. You will easily recognize The Blue Boy and maybe a couple other works, but he
Happy 136th Birthday Virginia Woolf
Today is the 136th birthday of the writer Virginia Woolf. An Edward Albee play, numerous novels and artwork, postage stamps, exhibits, and several contemporary writers
Happy 58th Birthday Michael Stipe
Today is the 58th birthday of Michael Stipe. He and his band play a major role in the soundtrack of my life, I may have
World AIDS Day 2017
Today is the 29th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day. A reconstruction of its genetic history shows that the HIV pandemic almost certainly originated in
Happy 130th Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff‘s 130th birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
Happy 136th Birthday P.G. Wodehouse
Today is the 136th birthday of the author of a hundred-plus novels, screenplays, and short stories: P.G. Wodehouse. I was first exposed to his writing
Happy 122nd Birthday Paul Muni
Today is the 122nd birthday of Paul Muni. He has probably one of the best ‘before’ names in Hollywood History. I enjoy him in every
Happy 76th Birthday Mama Cass
Today is the 76th birthday of the singer Mama Cass. I remember those The Mamas and The Papas albums clearly, I was fascinated by the one that
Happy 68th Birthday Twiggy
Today is the 68th birthday of the It Girl of the 60s: Twiggy. Her style and unconventional beauty made her iconic images of Mod fashion immediately