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Paul Newman quote: “The first time I remember women reacting to me…

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to climb through the transoms at the mo...

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Lady Bird Johnson quote

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote: “When I go into the poorest neighborhoods, I look for the flash of color – a geranium in a coffee can, a window box set against the scaling s...

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Martha Graham: “I believe that we learn by practice.”

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote “I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the princip...

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Jacob Riis quote: “The slum is the measure…

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Jacob Riis quote: “The slum is the measure of civilization.” About Jacob Riis: The following is an an excerpt fromĀ an article about Jacob A. Riis: &...

Narrative Nonfiction

James Peck, a freedomĀ rider

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Bruised, battered, his face and clothing covered with dry crusts of blood, James Peck staggered as he walked. He still felt a bit disoriented after being beaten...

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Quote from John Muir on falling in love with nature

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote from John Muir: “When I was a boy in Scotland I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I’ve been growing fonder and fonder of w...

Snapshot Biographies

Eva Bass comes to the U.S. as a refugee during WWII

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

There was once a time when Eva Bass was a nightclub singer in Paris. And a time when she was living a happy life in Milan with her husband and son. But then war...

Narrative Nonfiction

Jacques Plante becomes first goalie in NHL to wear a face mask

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

On November 1, 1959, Jacques Plante’s nose was broken by a shot three minutes into a game against the New York Rangers. He was taken to the dressing room ...

History

Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson start Harley-Davidson

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Bill Harley was tall and quiet, a mechanical engineer by training. Arthur Davidson was short and talkative, he was a story teller, a sales guy. They were just t...

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What a Wonderful World Meaning

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote: “Some of you young folks been saying to me, ‘Hey Pops, what you mean what a wonderful world? How about all them wars all over the place? You ...

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