Sesame Street moves to HBO
Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and the gang will have a new home for the next five years. No, they’re not moving off Sesame Street, but the long running television program of the same name will begin airing on HBO in the fall of 2015. Sesame Street had previously aired on public television since its debut…
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Queen of Creole Cuisine: Lena Richard broke color barriers in cooking industry
Trained chef Lena Richard was an African American celebrity chef in New Orleans in 1949. Her cooking show was so popular, it aired twice a week. She taught viewers how…
Nashville residents “overwhelmed” at damage from Christmas Day bombing
Authorities escorted about 20 people through the wreckage left by the Nashville bombing. This was the first close look at the damage to their homes and businesses. The blast damaged…
Clare Hollingworth: The reporter who broke the news of World War II
In August 1939, less than one week after becoming a journalist, Clare Hollingworth witnessed Nazi troops gathering at the Germany-Poland border. She reported this news in England's Daily Telegraph, and…
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