Lady Bird Johnson quote
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.”
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...
Jacob Riis quote: “The slum is the measure…
Jacob Riis quote: “The slum is the measure of civilization.” About Jacob Riis: The following is an an excerpt from an article about Jacob A. Riis: &...
James Peck, a freedom rider
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...
Quote from John Muir on falling in love with nature
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...
Eva Bass comes to the U.S. as a refugee during WWII
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...
Jacques Plante becomes first goalie in NHL to wear a face mask
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 ...
Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson start Harley-Davidson
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...
What a Wonderful World Meaning
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 ...
A quote from Leo Tolstoy about kindness
“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...