Today is the 101st birthday of the artist Jacob Lawrence. The first piece of his I ever saw is called “The Library,” when I was
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Happy 131st Birthday Marc Chagall
Today is the 131st birthday of the French artist Marc Chagall. His work is imaginative and etherial, like he is painting one of his dreams
Happy 101st Birthday John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Today is the 101st birthday of the 35th president: JFK. Upon accepting the New York Liberal Party nomination in 1960, he is quoted as saying:
Happy 93rd Birthday Malcolm X
Today is the 93rd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X. He is quoted as saying: The future belongs to those who prepare for
Happy 124th Birthday Martha Graham
Today is the 124th birthday of Martha Graham. Her contribution to dance is absolutely unparalleled, unmatched, and priceless. Without her, the entire art form would not resemble
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 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 86th Birthday Anthony Perkins
Today is the 86th birthday of the actor/director/singer Anthony Perkins. You’ve obviously seen Psycho, but have you seen Pretty Poison or Murder on the Orient Express?
Happy 78th Birthday Barney Frank
Today is the 78th birthday of the congressman Barney Frank. The world is a better place because he is in it. NAME: Barney Frank OCCUPATION:
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 139th Birthday Albert Einstein
Today is Albert Einstein’s 139th birthday. What a strange coincidence that his birthday is also on “Pi Day.” The world is a better place because he
Happy 136th Birthday Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today is the 136th birthday of the man that said “I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough
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