Janusz Korczak and his children
“He told the orphans they were going out into the country, so they ought to be cheerful. At last they would be able to exchange the horrible suffocating c...
Author: Historical Snapshots
Hazel Lee, WASP pilot during WWII
Hazel Lee loved to swim, and play handball, and play cards, and cook. And she loved to fly planes. About flying, her sister described the love of aviation for H...
The last words of Sophie Scholl
“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine, sunny day, an...
A mini biography of Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be ‘damned if you do, and damned if you don’...
WWII hero Hannah Szenes
Hannah Szenes once wrote, “There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to...
Joyce Bryant sings for first time on a dare
She was a teenager visiting cousins in Los Angeles. They went to a local club where an impromptu singalong began. On a dare she got up on stage to sing. Soon sh...
The Loving Family
The Loving Family Story: “Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the State…prepare a form whereon the racial composition of any individual, as ...
Jim Thorpe wins gold at 1912 Olympics
It’s the 1912 summer Olympics in Stockholm. Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, represents the U.S. in four track and field events, the most important ...
Chuck Taylor and the rise of Converse
Chuck Taylor sneakers have been a staple of fashion for years. But how did they become popular? You can say the historical record started in 1908 when 47 year o...