The poet John Keats thought he was a failure. A trained hospital worker, he still couldn't cure his brother's tuberculosis. After his brother died, Keats diagnosed himself with the same disease....
Jim Thorpe was arguably the greatest American athlete of all time. He won the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics. After that, he played pro baseball and football. ...
The jazz band is an elegant symbol of both the American spirit—and a good workday. Every jazz band has a leader—but within bounds each musician also has the freedom to improvise. The key...
For several summers, Jason was a top counselor at Laity Lodge Youth Camp. To an adoring tribe of active young boys, he was chief teacher, nose-wiper, song-leader, listener, and fun machine. He...
Ever hear of James Cash Penney? J. C. Penney originally worked for a two-store chain called "The Golden Rule."
Transcript John’s friend Jack grew up in a churchgoing home. But Jack lost his faith. Both men were equally brilliant . . . even if they disagreed on life's biggest issues: the existence...
Transcript Carl Brashear was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Born in 1931 to Kentucky sharecroppers, he only completed grade school. But that’s just the man on paper...
Horatio Spafford suffered three major traumas. His only son died of scarlet fever at age four. In the great Chicago Fire of 1871, the then-prominent businessman was destroyed financially. Soon...
Edgar Guest wrote a poem entitled "It Couldn't Be Done." Let me read you the first stanza:Somebody said that it couldn't be done,But he with a chuckle repliedThat "maybe it couldn't," but he...
