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The Cassette Celebrates Turning Fifty
“The cassette should have died. Instead, it’s turning 50 in an atmosphere of celebration.” Click here to read the story of the enduring appeal of this familiar bit of technology that’s been around far longer than expected.
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Stephen Hawking Documentary Released in UK
“Hawking is the first official autobiographical account of one of the world’s greatest living scientists, Stephen Hawking. Hawking’s story, from his early days as a student through his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, to his status as a bestselling author, … Continue reading
Guy Bluford: First African American in Space
It was thirty years ago on August 30th that Guion “Guy” Bluford, now 70, became the first African-America in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. “Bluford was part of NASA’s barrier-breaking 1978 class of astronauts. Of the 35 spaceflyers … Continue reading
Seattle Design Festival Schedules Panel on “Enlivening Design for Aging”
On Monday September 16, our friends at ChangingAging are supporting the 3rd annual Seattle Design Festival where Kavan Peterson, editor at www.ChangingAging.org, will be moderating a panel discussion entitled, “Enlivening Design For Aging,” on the role of design in enabling or compromising our ability to thrive … Continue reading
Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Thanks Federal Marshall Charles Burks, 91, Who Escorted Her to School
From HuffPo Black Voices: Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, who as a 6-year-old helped end public school segregation in the South, was reunited Thursday with one of the federal marshals who had escorted her past angry crowds so she could … Continue reading
Oldest Bookstore Closing
Williams’ Book Store, opened in 1909 in the heart of San Pedro, is considered by some to be the oldest continuously operating bookstore in Los Angeles (Vroman’s, which opened in 1894, is in Pasadena). But now it’s another casualty in a … Continue reading
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Edith Lee-Payne at the March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, Edith Lee-Payne was celebrating her 12th birthday by attending the March on Washington with her mother. She did not notice the photographer snap her picture. It would be more than 40 years later that her … Continue reading
