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A quote from Leo Tolstoy about kindness

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things b...

Historical Letters

A letter from E.B. White

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

In 1973, E.B. White wrote the following reply to a Mr. Nadeau, “who sought White’s opinion on what he saw as a bleak future for the human race.̶...

Quotes

Jesse Owens and his wife, Minnie Ruth Solomon

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“She was unusual because even though I knew her family was as poor as ours, nothing she said or did seemed touched by that. Or by prejudice. Or by anythin...

Quotes

A quote from Charlie Chaplin about his father

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Charlie Chaplin Quote “I was hardly aware of a father, and do not remember having him lived with us. He too was a vaudevillian, a quiet, brooding man with...

Snapshot Biographies

A snapshot of Bella Savitsky Abzug

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“I’ve been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish moth...

Quotes

A quote from Gabriel García Márquez

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be...

Quotes

A quote from Rabindranath Tagore about life

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Quote “The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.” – Rab...

Narrative Nonfiction

Emma Edmonds, a Civil War spy

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Emma Edmonds specialized in disguises. It was a way of life you could say, one which began in her teens. Back then, she lived on a farm in New Brunswick, Canada...

History

Juli Lynne Charlot creates the circle skirt

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Juli Lynne Charlot was 25, broke, when in the winter of 1947 she was invited to a holiday party in Los Angeles. Without an outfit to wear or money for a new one...

Quotes

A thought on poetry from E.E. Cummings

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feelings through words. This may sound easy. It isn’t. A lot of people think or believe or know they ...

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