By Randal C. Hill
It’s hard to imagine a million-selling 1970 song opening with the voices of a second-grade class singing,
Jesus loves the little children, all the little children of...
By Faye Roland
Mothers of the 21st Century, let’s talk about Mother’s Day. Let’s put to rest the controversy that pops up annually and attempts to “throw shade” on this most sacred and auspicious...
By Randal C. Hill
The debut of the Ford Mustang—named after the famed WWII P-51 Mustang fighter plane—took place at the New York World’s Fair on April 17, 1964. That same day, 22,000 people (undoubtedly fueled by ads on...
Easter tends to be a mild or forgotten holiday in the United States as it's typically nestled into the middle of the busy springtime. However, for many cultures, religions and people throughout the world, Easter is of...
By Randal C. Hill
It was the “coolest” hangout in 1940s San Bernardino, with teenage cruisers filling the vast parking lot at McDonald’s drive-in on E Street every night. But such customers (usually adolescent...
By Kathy Megyeri
In this lively survey about the history of American women, celebrated New York Times columnist Gail Collins highlights their roles and achievements through the lens of aging.
The book begins...
Red is a powerful color. It was the first color to be named after white and black and has been used ever since in pieces of art and decorations to demonstrate strong emotions like passion, love and...
By Lauren Reeves
These days, Valentine’s Day is often touted as a scheme cooked up by greeting card companies. And although Hallmark, florists and chocolate candy companies do exceptionally well around this time of...
By Randal C. Hill
“Sock it to me!”
“Here come de judge!”
“You bet your sweet bippy!”
“Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls!”
By Susan Goldfein
March is Women’s History Month, or, as the more avid among us call it, Women’s HERstory Month. But history or HERstory, (tomato –tomahto), March honors the contributions of women to historical events,...
