A Boat Against the Current

January 19, 1953 – Lucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy . The episode of the Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz sitcom drew more vie...

“I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I'm gonna put pins into all the locations that I've traveled to. But first, I...

January 18, 1155 -- St. Berthold settled with 10 ex-Crusaders on Mt. Carmel, the reputed site of a deep, personal visit by God to the Old T...

"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." – Michel de Montaigne (or, at least, I try to)

January 17, 1904 – On his 44th birthday, a terminally ill Anton Chekhov was brought to the premiere of his final play, The Cherry Orchard ....

“The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know.” – President Harry S Truman, as quoted by Merle Miller,  Plain Speaking:...

January 16, 1938 – For one night “The King of Swing,” Benny Goodman , captured the holy temple of classical music, New York’s Carnegie Hall,...