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Happy Birthday, Carol Burnett!

In the depths of the Great Depression on April 26, 1933, a baby girl was...

When Roy Kelton Orbison entered his small corner of the world in Vernon Texas...

I talk a lot about “learning as a lifestyle for a lifetime.” I practice...

For a quiet man, Erastus “Deaf” Smith‘s name sure pops up a lot! I’ve...

On April 9, 1895 a son was born to an ex-slave father and his...

John Arthur “Jack” Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas to Henry and Tina Johnson,...

On March 25, 1876 Thomas and Emma Williams welcomed a baby girl into their...

Henry Ossian Flipper was born March 21, 1856 to Festus and Isabella Flipper, slaves....

(We remember you, too, Clyde Barrow…but not for anything good.) It’s interesting, sometimes, how...

Sandra Day O’Connor was born March 26, 1930 into a ranching family in El...