A commencement recording of the national anthem became so much better than a social-distancing performance when a man wandering by decided to join in with magnificent harmonies. Portland State University graduate Madisen Hallberg was being recorded in a public city…
50 years ago today, The Long and Winding Road became the 20th—and final—No. 1 single in the US by The Beatles. Paul McCartney wrote the song at his farm in Scotland. The idea was inspired by the sight of a…
55 years ago today, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. During the Gemini 4 mission he opened the hatch and used a hand-held oxygen-jet gun to push himself out of the capsule and propel…
Happy 40th Birthday to footballer Steven Gerrard who became English royalty with his stellar career playing midfield for Liverpool, as club captain, and leading the England national team. One of the greatest midfielders of his generation, and of all time,…
Happy Birthday to the brilliant Stevie Wonder who turns 70 today. As a young child, he became blind, but he was a musical prodigy and went on to become one of the most beloved performers of his time. After signing…
Happy 60th Birthday to Bono, the singer-songwriter of U2, who recently became a healthcare hero when he and his bandmates donated €10 million to buy 20 million masks, goggles, visors, and gowns for medics on the frontlines in their home…
70 years ago today, writer Gwendolyn Brooks became the first black person (her preferred term) to win a Pulitzer prize.The quintessential Chicago poet published her first poem at the age of 13—by age 16 she’d published 75. Her second book…
