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John Derschug
[Blog] Family History Lost & Never Found: John Derschug’s Easy Washing Machine

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 25, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Phoebe Goldenberg Years ago there lived an inventor named John Derschug. His imagination filled every crevice of the tiny apartment that he shared with his wife. The floor of the home was littered with so many gears and wires and scraps that you had to hop from one foot … Continue reading

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Jack Lemmon
Kevin Spacey Remembers Jack Lemmon

  By Megan O'Toole • June 25, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this Turner Classic Movies special on Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey describes the career of his late friend and mentor. Spacey shares that Lemmon was a “genius on how to make people feel good,” and he was a very relatable character to the common man. Lemmon is portrayed as a delightful … Continue reading

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Jackie Robinson
The Story of Jackie Robinson

  By Robbie Faselt • June 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this mini video biography on Jackie Robinson, historians give an overview of Robinson’ life starting at his childhood and going all the way to his death in 1972. One historian even says “The story of Jackie Robinson put a black man at the center of the story of America … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Barber Recalls Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier

  By Robbie Faselt • June 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Red Barber, a play-by-play radio commentator for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939 to 1953, is asked about Jackie Robinson, who joined the Dodgers in 1947, making him the first African-American to play Major League Baseball (MLB). Barber remembers being told by Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, that … Continue reading

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Bolsheviks
The Execution of the Tsar and His Family

  By Sarah Dejak • June 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Forensic anthropologist Anthony Falsetti travels to Russia in order to investigate what happened to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family on July 17, 1918, the night of their execution by Bolshevik party members. Falsetti gains access to various documents and recorded testimonies of the executioners of the firing … Continue reading

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Bolsheviks
Secrets of the Romanov Family

  By Sarah Dejak • June 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Greg King and Penny Wilson, co-authors of “The Fate of the Romanovs,” explain the way that Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were depicted throughout his empire. According to the authors, the Tsar was known to live a “fairytale” lifestyle and was also seen as controlling. A play-by-play … Continue reading

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Bolsheviks
The Mystery of the Missing Romanovs

  By Sarah Dejak • June 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Forensic anthropologist Anthony Falsetti, accompanied by the Pentagon’s leading forensic DNA expert, travels to Siberia, Russia in order to investigate bodies that have been unearthed. The bodies have the possibility of being the two children of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia–these two Romanov children were never discovered after the royal … Continue reading

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Lou Gehrig
Childhood Friend Remembers Gehrig’s Farewell

  By Robbie Faselt • June 22, 2014 Uncategorized
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In an ESPN SportsCentury documentary on Lou Gehrig’s life, David Blumenthal, one of Gehrig’s longtime friends, recounts the day Gehrig gave his famous farewell speech and–even if more than 60 years has passed since the speech–is moved to tears. Although Gehrig went on to live another two years after his … Continue reading

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Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig’s Legacy in ‘The Pride of the Yankees’

  By Robbie Faselt • June 20, 2014 Uncategorized
‘The Triumph Isn’t as Meaningful if There Isn’t Suffering’

Actor Sean Astin talks about one of his favorite movies, “The Pride of the Yankees.” Astin talks about how emotional the film is and how his mother cry whenever she sees it. “The Pride of the Yankees” is a tribute to the career of Lou Gehrig. The film came out in … Continue reading