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Published: July 16, 2022 by John Harrington
Unless you’re a track and field aficionado, you’ve probably never heard of John Landy. In 1954, the Australian runner set […]
Published: July 13, 2022 by John Harrington
Merriam-Webster defines “decompose” as “to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds.” That happens to all living […]
Published: July 11, 2022 by John Harrington
An old adage says life begins at 40. That might be said to be especially true for many now-famous entertainment […]
Countless streaming services are now available to viewers in America, most of which charge a monthly fee. The array of […]
Published: July 10, 2022 by John Harrington
The British colony of South Rhodesia – today Zimbabwe – was named for the 19th-century English politician and entrepreneur Cecil […]
Published: July 9, 2022 by John Harrington
With the arrival of summer, people yearn to be outside at a picnic, playing sports, fishing, or hiking, among many […]
Published: July 8, 2022 by John Harrington
The oldest surviving residential structure in America, the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts, was built sometime around 1640 (it is […]
Published: July 7, 2022 by John Harrington
Nothing says motion-picture escapism like a car-chase scene. It’s been an essential part of cinema since movies were created (the […]
Published: July 6, 2022 by John Harrington
They say you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, and that certainly applies to television pilots. […]
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a zoonotic virus (meaning that it can be transmitted from animals to humans) […]
Published: July 5, 2022 by John Harrington
Percy L. Julian, an African American inventor, once said, “I have had one goal in my life, that of playing […]
Published: July 4, 2022 by John Harrington
Many of cinema’s most memorable scenes involve the death of an important character. It’s hard to think of some of […]
Published: July 3, 2022 by John Harrington
Even though efforts have been stepped up to halt the decline of animal species internationally, too many of them remain […]
Published: July 2, 2022 by John Harrington and Douglas A. McIntyre
The list of artists who reinterpreted and transformed songs made famous by other artists is endless. Think of José Feliciano’s […]
Updated: July 5, 2022 by John Harrington
A man’s home is his castle, so the saying goes. In the case of certain homeowners in the U.S., their […]
Published: June 30, 2022 by Sarah Burns and John Harrington
Nobody wants to be the victim of a crime. More particularly, nobody wants to be the victim of a crime […]
Published: June 30, 2022 by John Harrington
Since Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first human to go into space in 1961, more than […]
Calling a house “historic” is one way a homeowner can try to squeeze extra value out of a home they […]
Published: June 28, 2022 by John Harrington
The old saying goes “life begins at 40.” For some athletes, their livelihoods didn’t stop at 40. Drawing on statistics […]
Published: June 25, 2022 by John Harrington
There are more than 35,000 museums in the U.S. Though many of them showcase art, there are many other kinds […]
Published: June 23, 2022 by Samuel Stebbins and John Harrington
The United States is in many ways a nation like no other. Over the course of its history, the USA […]
Published: June 22, 2022 by John Harrington
Another round of the COVID-19 variant this past month chased many of us back inside to family rooms and dens […]
Published: June 19, 2022 by John Harrington
There is no shortage of exercise options for Americans to get in shape, gain muscle mass, lose weight, or learn […]