What information about 9/11 was shocking?
Brian Clark was one of the very few people who escaped from a floor above where the plane hit the South Tower on 9/11. Sadly, he would lose many of…
These photos are of the same people, taken 30 years apart
These photos are of the same people, taken 30 years apart. The lady is Nguyễn Thị Kim Lai, a Vietnamese guerrilla fighter and the guy is William Andrew Robinson, an…
If Steve Irwin didn’t pull the stingray barb out of his chest, is there a chance he could have survived?
The wound killed him, simple as that. The stingray barb, an eight inch blade of serrated cartilage. It went straight into his heart. A blade in the heart is a…
On my way home this afternoon
On my way home this afternoon, I noticed an elderly white woman lying on the sidewalk at Peoria and 49th Street, while a young Asian woman knelt beside her, trying…
Today my beautiful girl said, ‘I’m not normal
"Today my beautiful girl said, 'I’m not normal.' And when asked what she meant, she pointed to her brain. I wanted to cry and fall into a heap. But I…
Mata Hari: The Dancer Who Died as a Spy
In the cold hours of the early morning of October 15, 1917, a guard entered a prison cell in Paris and gently shook a woman awake.Her moment had arrived. She…
A Birthday Spent Fighting Illness
My birthday boy isn’t having a good day. When he woke up this morning, he said he felt a little better, so we tried to make the day special for…
Too Much Motherly Love”: The 1937 Chicago Baby Mystery
On the morning of August 23, 1937, a young mother named Dorothy Lucas stepped out into the warm summer streets of Chicago with her three-month-old baby daughter, Diane, nestled safely…
A Small Moment That Meant Everything
My husband probably wouldn’t be thrilled that I’m sharing this, but some moments are just too good to keep to yourself. Tonight, we were standing in line at Walmart, waiting…
Saving a House, Preserving a Home
After my stepfather passed away, my mother asked me to take responsibility for selling his house. It was a beautiful home, though it needed some repairs. The house was located…