When baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went on tour in 1934 in baseball-crazy Japan, some in the U.S. sporting world wondered why Moe Berg, a third-rate catcher, was included on the team.
After more than a half century nearly forgotten in history books, the name of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, primarily responsible for the development of the atomic bomb, has been reintroduced to the public by way of a big-screen Hollywood film.
For as much as she became known as “Hollywood’s most beautiful woman,” there was much more to the glamorous Hedy Lamarr than just her stunning good looks. Put it this way: without her, there might not be any of today’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even smartphones as we know them ... not to mention her contribution to winning a world war.
Each of us has or will experience a good amount of history as life takes us from one day to the next. Do an assessment of your own life ... you might be surprised.
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Carlsbad CA— Children and families gathered at the Carlsbad City Library on Aug. 5 for a special program commemorating 77 years of peace between the United States and Japan since the first...
Children and families gathered at the Carlsbad City Library on Aug. 5 for a special program commemorating 77 years of peace between the United States and Japan since the first use of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
As the winds of war once again begin to blow, it is interesting to take a look back at how our nation became the world’s leading armed force. There are numerous historical resources to call upon, but one book I first read some 35 years ago chronicles just how unprepared this nation was for our defense, let alone launch any sort of offensive movement.
By Tom Morrow:
As the winds of war once again begin to blow, it is interesting to take a look back at how our nation became the world’s leading armed force. There are numerous historical resources to...
By Tom Morrow:
My first adventure following the Western Sun took place in March of 1959. A year earlier, I had joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. After several months of training in San Diego; Norman,...
Reading got personal at the Encinitas Library on June 7 with a Human Library event, where borrowers could check out a Human Book and discover life from a different point of view through a 15-minute question-and-answer...
